Where do owners hold on to their homes the longest?
Across England, the figure is 8.3 yrs. Stoke-on-Trent leads at 13.6 yrs, and Ashford sits at the other end on 7.1 yrs. Based on repeat-sales of the same home from HM Land Registry Price Paid — nominal (not inflation-adjusted), full-market-value sales only.
Every area ranked
| # | Area | Region | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | 13.6 yrs |
| 2 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | 13.6 yrs |
| 3 | City of London | London | 13.4 yrs |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | North East | 13.4 yrs |
| 5 | Westminster | London | 13.3 yrs |
| 6 | Halton | North West | 13.2 yrs |
| 7 | Hartlepool | North East | 11.8 yrs |
| 8 | Blackpool | North West | 11.8 yrs |
| 9 | Preston | North West | 11.8 yrs |
| 10 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Yorkshire and The Humber | 11.5 yrs |
| 11 | South Tyneside | North East | 11.3 yrs |
| 12 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 11 yrs |
| 13 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 10.9 yrs |
| 14 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 10.9 yrs |
| 15 | Tameside | North West | 10.8 yrs |
| 16 | Enfield | London | 10.8 yrs |
| 17 | Camden | London | 10.8 yrs |
| 18 | Darlington | North East | 10.7 yrs |
| 19 | Wigan | North West | 10.6 yrs |
| 20 | Oxford | South East | 10.5 yrs |
| 21 | Blackburn with Darwen | North West | 10.5 yrs |
| 22 | Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | 10.4 yrs |
| 23 | Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | 10.4 yrs |
| 24 | South Holland | East Midlands | 10.3 yrs |
| 25 | Cannock Chase | West Midlands | 10.3 yrs |
| 26 | Oldham | North West | 10.3 yrs |
| 27 | Stockton-on-Tees | North East | 10.1 yrs |
| 28 | Sunderland | North East | 10 yrs |
| 29 | Cumberland | North West | 9.9 yrs |
| 30 | Harrow | London | 9.9 yrs |
| 31 | Wirral | North West | 9.9 yrs |
| 32 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 9.8 yrs |
| 33 | Islington | London | 9.8 yrs |
| 34 | Bolton | North West | 9.7 yrs |
| 35 | Sefton | North West | 9.7 yrs |
| 36 | Boston | East Midlands | 9.6 yrs |
| 37 | Redbridge | London | 9.6 yrs |
| 38 | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | 9.6 yrs |
| 39 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 9.6 yrs |
| 40 | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9.5 yrs |
| 41 | Cambridge | East of England | 9.5 yrs |
| 42 | County Durham | North East | 9.4 yrs |
| 43 | Rochdale | North West | 9.4 yrs |
| 44 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | 9.4 yrs |
| 45 | Fylde | North West | 9.3 yrs |
| 46 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9.3 yrs |
| 47 | Ealing | London | 9.3 yrs |
| 48 | St. Helens | North West | 9.2 yrs |
| 49 | High Peak | East Midlands | 9.2 yrs |
| 50 | Rossendale | North West | 9.2 yrs |
| 51 | Walsall | West Midlands | 9.2 yrs |
| 52 | Richmond upon Thames | London | 9.1 yrs |
| 53 | Merton | London | 9.1 yrs |
| 54 | South Derbyshire | East Midlands | 9.1 yrs |
| 55 | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9 yrs |
| 56 | Charnwood | East Midlands | 9 yrs |
| 57 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9 yrs |
| 58 | Plymouth | South West | 9 yrs |
| 59 | Sandwell | West Midlands | 8.9 yrs |
| 60 | Tower Hamlets | London | 8.9 yrs |
| 61 | Great Yarmouth | East of England | 8.9 yrs |
| 62 | Isle of Wight | South East | 8.9 yrs |
| 63 | Derby | East Midlands | 8.9 yrs |
| 64 | Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.9 yrs |
| 65 | Forest of Dean | South West | 8.9 yrs |
| 66 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 8.9 yrs |
| 67 | Exeter | South West | 8.9 yrs |
| 68 | Watford | East of England | 8.9 yrs |
| 69 | Broxtowe | East Midlands | 8.9 yrs |
| 70 | Slough | South East | 8.9 yrs |
| 71 | Eastbourne | South East | 8.9 yrs |
| 72 | Knowsley | North West | 8.9 yrs |
| 73 | Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.8 yrs |
| 74 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.8 yrs |
| 75 | Tendring | East of England | 8.8 yrs |
| 76 | Hounslow | London | 8.8 yrs |
| 77 | Guildford | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 78 | New Forest | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 79 | East Devon | South West | 8.7 yrs |
| 80 | Leicester | East Midlands | 8.7 yrs |
| 81 | East Lindsey | East Midlands | 8.7 yrs |
| 82 | Brighton and Hove | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 83 | Southwark | London | 8.7 yrs |
| 84 | Coventry | West Midlands | 8.7 yrs |
| 85 | Kingston upon Thames | London | 8.7 yrs |
| 86 | Torbay | South West | 8.7 yrs |
| 87 | Bury | North West | 8.7 yrs |
| 88 | Luton | East of England | 8.7 yrs |
| 89 | South Hams | South West | 8.7 yrs |
| 90 | Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 91 | Arun | South East | 8.6 yrs |
| 92 | Barnet | London | 8.6 yrs |
| 93 | Liverpool | North West | 8.6 yrs |
| 94 | Canterbury | South East | 8.6 yrs |
| 95 | Three Rivers | East of England | 8.6 yrs |
| 96 | Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | 8.6 yrs |
| 97 | Sutton | London | 8.5 yrs |
| 98 | Somerset | South West | 8.5 yrs |
| 99 | Surrey Heath | South East | 8.5 yrs |
| 100 | Gosport | South East | 8.5 yrs |
| 101 | Thanet | South East | 8.5 yrs |
| 102 | Teignbridge | South West | 8.4 yrs |
| 103 | Wyre Forest | West Midlands | 8.4 yrs |
| 104 | Brent | London | 8.4 yrs |
| 105 | Gravesham | South East | 8.4 yrs |
| 106 | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands | 8.4 yrs |
| 107 | West Lancashire | North West | 8.3 yrs |
| 108 | Woking | South East | 8.3 yrs |
| 109 | Broxbourne | East of England | 8.3 yrs |
| 110 | Chesterfield | East Midlands | 8.3 yrs |
| 111 | Hastings | South East | 8.3 yrs |
| 112 | Wandsworth | London | 8.3 yrs |
| 113 | Westmorland and Furness | North West | 8.3 yrs |
| 114 | Lancaster | North West | 8.2 yrs |
| 115 | Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.2 yrs |
| 116 | Mole Valley | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 117 | Haringey | London | 8.2 yrs |
| 118 | Hyndburn | North West | 8.2 yrs |
| 119 | Portsmouth | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 120 | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.2 yrs |
| 121 | Malvern Hills | West Midlands | 8.2 yrs |
| 122 | Southampton | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 123 | Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | 8.2 yrs |
| 124 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | 8.2 yrs |
| 125 | Warrington | North West | 8.2 yrs |
| 126 | South Staffordshire | West Midlands | 8.2 yrs |
| 127 | Test Valley | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 128 | Epsom and Ewell | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 129 | Cherwell | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 130 | Huntingdonshire | East of England | 8.1 yrs |
| 131 | Waverley | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 132 | Harborough | East Midlands | 8.1 yrs |
| 133 | Thurrock | East of England | 8.1 yrs |
| 134 | Hackney | London | 8.1 yrs |
| 135 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 8.1 yrs |
| 136 | Lewes | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 137 | Cheshire West and Chester | North West | 8.1 yrs |
| 138 | Dorset | South West | 8.1 yrs |
| 139 | Rochford | East of England | 8.1 yrs |
| 140 | Folkestone and Hythe | South East | 8 yrs |
| 141 | Ashfield | East Midlands | 8 yrs |
| 142 | Gedling | East Midlands | 8 yrs |
| 143 | Stroud | South West | 8 yrs |
| 144 | Chichester | South East | 8 yrs |
| 145 | Manchester | North West | 8 yrs |
| 146 | Bromley | London | 8 yrs |
| 147 | Wiltshire | South West | 8 yrs |
| 148 | Elmbridge | South East | 8 yrs |
| 149 | Gateshead | North East | 8 yrs |
| 150 | Broadland | East of England | 8 yrs |
| 151 | Eastleigh | South East | 8 yrs |
| 152 | Croydon | London | 8 yrs |
| 153 | Salford | North West | 8 yrs |
| 154 | Bath and North East Somerset | South West | 7.9 yrs |
| 155 | West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 7.9 yrs |
| 156 | North Devon | South West | 7.9 yrs |
| 157 | Lambeth | London | 7.9 yrs |
| 158 | Breckland | East of England | 7.9 yrs |
| 159 | Fareham | South East | 7.9 yrs |
| 160 | Wealden | South East | 7.9 yrs |
| 161 | Tewkesbury | South West | 7.9 yrs |
| 162 | Reading | South East | 7.9 yrs |
| 163 | Cornwall | South West | 7.9 yrs |
| 164 | Hillingdon | London | 7.9 yrs |
| 165 | St Albans | East of England | 7.9 yrs |
| 166 | Worthing | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 167 | Crawley | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 168 | Spelthorne | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 169 | Warwick | West Midlands | 7.8 yrs |
| 170 | North Warwickshire | West Midlands | 7.8 yrs |
| 171 | North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | 7.8 yrs |
| 172 | Tunbridge Wells | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 173 | Winchester | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 174 | Barking and Dagenham | London | 7.7 yrs |
| 175 | Adur | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 176 | Havering | London | 7.7 yrs |
| 177 | Northumberland | North East | 7.7 yrs |
| 178 | Swale | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 179 | Vale of White Horse | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 180 | Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | 7.7 yrs |
| 181 | East Hampshire | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 182 | North Tyneside | North East | 7.7 yrs |
| 183 | Uttlesford | East of England | 7.7 yrs |
| 184 | Wyre | North West | 7.7 yrs |
| 185 | Ipswich | East of England | 7.7 yrs |
| 186 | Cheshire East | North West | 7.7 yrs |
| 187 | Solihull | West Midlands | 7.6 yrs |
| 188 | Rother | South East | 7.6 yrs |
| 189 | East Suffolk | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 190 | Bexley | London | 7.6 yrs |
| 191 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7.6 yrs |
| 192 | Wychavon | West Midlands | 7.6 yrs |
| 193 | West Devon | South West | 7.6 yrs |
| 194 | Shropshire | West Midlands | 7.6 yrs |
| 195 | Havant | South East | 7.6 yrs |
| 196 | West Suffolk | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 197 | Worcester | West Midlands | 7.6 yrs |
| 198 | North Somerset | South West | 7.6 yrs |
| 199 | North Hertfordshire | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 200 | Tandridge | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 201 | Reigate and Banstead | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 202 | Brentwood | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 203 | Dacorum | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 204 | Greenwich | London | 7.5 yrs |
| 205 | Trafford | North West | 7.5 yrs |
| 206 | Babergh | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 207 | Buckinghamshire | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 208 | Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | 7.5 yrs |
| 209 | Horsham | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 210 | Gloucester | South West | 7.5 yrs |
| 211 | South Kesteven | East Midlands | 7.5 yrs |
| 212 | Cheltenham | South West | 7.5 yrs |
| 213 | South Norfolk | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 214 | Dover | South East | 7.4 yrs |
| 215 | Rushmoor | South East | 7.4 yrs |
| 216 | East Staffordshire | West Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 217 | Stockport | North West | 7.4 yrs |
| 218 | Sevenoaks | South East | 7.4 yrs |
| 219 | Maldon | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 220 | Wokingham | South East | 7.4 yrs |
| 221 | Torridge | South West | 7.4 yrs |
| 222 | West Lindsey | East Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 223 | Stafford | West Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 224 | Amber Valley | East Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 225 | Chorley | North West | 7.4 yrs |
| 226 | York | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7.4 yrs |
| 227 | Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 228 | Hertsmere | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 229 | Lewisham | London | 7.3 yrs |
| 230 | North Norfolk | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 231 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 232 | West Oxfordshire | South East | 7.3 yrs |
| 233 | Mansfield | East Midlands | 7.3 yrs |
| 234 | Fenland | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 235 | Mid Suffolk | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 236 | Lichfield | West Midlands | 7.3 yrs |
| 237 | Lincoln | East Midlands | 7.3 yrs |
| 238 | Epping Forest | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 239 | Maidstone | South East | 7.2 yrs |
| 240 | Bromsgrove | West Midlands | 7.2 yrs |
| 241 | Braintree | East of England | 7.2 yrs |
| 242 | Runnymede | South East | 7.1 yrs |
| 243 | Tamworth | West Midlands | 7.1 yrs |
| 244 | West Berkshire | South East | 7.1 yrs |
| 245 | Norwich | East of England | 7.1 yrs |
| 246 | Bedford | East of England | 7.1 yrs |
| 247 | Castle Point | East of England | 7.1 yrs |
| 248 | Dartford | South East | 7.1 yrs |
| 249 | Mid Sussex | South East | 7.1 yrs |
| 250 | Ashford | South East | 7.1 yrs |
Median years between buying and reselling — a read on how often homes change hands. Nominal; outcome figures use category-A (full-market) repeat sales · HM Land Registry to 2026-05-29. How this is measured.
More questions
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