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Where do homes most often resell for less than the owner paid?

Across England, the figure is 17.7%. Middlesbrough leads at 64.7%, and Wealden sits at the other end on 12%. Based on repeat-sales of the same home from HM Land Registry Price Paid — nominal (not inflation-adjusted), full-market-value sales only.

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#	Area	Region	Figure
1	Middlesbrough	North East	64.7%
2	Hartlepool	North East	57.9%
3	Sunderland	North East	57%
4	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	48.7%
5	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	47%
6	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	46.2%
7	South Tyneside	North East	44.2%
8	Preston	North West	43.9%
9	Darlington	North East	42.6%
10	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	39.8%
11	South Holland	East Midlands	39.5%
12	Halton	North West	39.5%
13	Mansfield	East Midlands	38.8%
14	Blackpool	North West	37%
15	Chorley	North West	36.8%
16	Burnley	North West	35.1%
17	Walsall	West Midlands	35.1%
18	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	34.9%
19	Gateshead	North East	34.8%
20	Ipswich	East of England	34.7%
21	Derby	East Midlands	34.2%
22	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	34.1%
23	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	34%
24	Knowsley	North West	33.3%
25	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	33%
26	Hillingdon	London	32.8%
27	Milton Keynes	South East	32.1%
28	Runnymede	South East	32%
29	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	31.9%
30	Solihull	West Midlands	31.7%
31	Stevenage	East of England	31.3%
32	Rushmoor	South East	31.1%
33	Chelmsford	East of England	31%
34	Wigan	North West	30.6%
35	Hyndburn	North West	30.6%
36	Hart	South East	30.4%
37	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	30.4%
38	Chesterfield	East Midlands	30.4%
39	Surrey Heath	South East	30%
40	Bracknell Forest	South East	29.8%
41	Woking	South East	29.6%
42	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	29.5%
43	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	29.4%
44	County Durham	North East	29.3%
45	Hertsmere	East of England	29%
46	Reading	South East	28.7%
47	Bolton	North West	28.3%
48	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	28.3%
49	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	28.2%
50	Peterborough	East of England	28.2%
51	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	28%
52	Vale of White Horse	South East	27.9%
53	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	27.7%
54	Swindon	South West	27.6%
55	Slough	South East	27.4%
56	West Lancashire	North West	27.4%
57	Wokingham	South East	27.3%
58	Wyre	North West	27.3%
59	Cherwell	South East	27.1%
60	Liverpool	North West	27%
61	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	26.9%
62	Stafford	West Midlands	26.6%
63	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	25.6%
64	Harlow	East of England	25.3%
65	Cumberland	North West	25.2%
66	Newham	London	25.1%
67	Warrington	North West	24.9%
68	Sefton	North West	24.9%
69	Croydon	London	24.8%
70	Sandwell	West Midlands	24.7%
71	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.7%
72	St. Helens	North West	24.6%
73	Harborough	East Midlands	24.4%
74	Wychavon	West Midlands	24.4%
75	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.4%
76	Tameside	North West	24.4%
77	West Oxfordshire	South East	24.4%
78	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	23.7%
79	Brentwood	East of England	23.6%
80	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	23.5%
81	Dacorum	East of England	23.4%
82	Tower Hamlets	London	23.4%
83	Ashfield	East Midlands	23.3%
84	Fylde	North West	23.3%
85	Havant	South East	23.1%
86	North Tyneside	North East	23%
87	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	22.8%
88	Hounslow	London	22.8%
89	Wiltshire	South West	22.8%
90	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	22.7%
91	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	22.5%
92	Fareham	South East	22.5%
93	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	22.5%
94	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	22.4%
95	Shropshire	West Midlands	22.3%
96	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.2%
97	Greenwich	London	22.2%
98	Watford	East of England	21.9%
99	Brent	London	21.9%
100	Leicester	East Midlands	21.9%
101	Birmingham	West Midlands	21.8%
102	Lincoln	East Midlands	21.8%
103	Buckinghamshire	South East	21.7%
104	West Berkshire	South East	21.7%
105	Barking and Dagenham	London	21.3%
106	Rutland	East Midlands	21.2%
107	Test Valley	South East	21.2%
108	Nottingham	East Midlands	21.2%
109	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	21.1%
110	Plymouth	South West	21.1%
111	Ealing	London	21.1%
112	Norwich	East of England	21%
113	Barnet	London	20.9%
114	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	20.8%
115	Wirral	North West	20.7%
116	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.6%
117	Harrow	London	20.6%
118	Crawley	South East	20.5%
119	Spelthorne	South East	20.5%
120	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.4%
121	West Suffolk	East of England	20.4%
122	Elmbridge	South East	20.3%
123	New Forest	South East	20.3%
124	Blaby	East Midlands	20.3%
125	Epsom and Ewell	South East	20.3%
126	Worcester	West Midlands	20.1%
127	Eastleigh	South East	19.9%
128	Mole Valley	South East	19.7%
129	Charnwood	East Midlands	19.5%
130	Rugby	West Midlands	19.4%
131	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	19.2%
132	Northumberland	North East	19%
133	Rochdale	North West	19%
134	Luton	East of England	19%
135	South Ribble	North West	19%
136	West Devon	South West	19%
137	Tandridge	South East	18.9%
138	St Albans	East of England	18.9%
139	Lancaster	North West	18.9%
140	Boston	East Midlands	18.8%
141	Wandsworth	London	18.7%
142	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	18.5%
143	Mid Sussex	South East	18.4%
144	Huntingdonshire	East of England	18.4%
145	Horsham	South East	18.3%
146	Melton	East Midlands	18.3%
147	East Hampshire	South East	18.3%
148	Salford	North West	18.3%
149	Waverley	South East	18.3%
150	Dorset	South West	18.2%
151	Havering	London	18.1%
152	Guildford	South East	18%
153	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	18%
154	Braintree	East of England	17.9%
155	Reigate and Banstead	South East	17.8%
156	Ribble Valley	North West	17.8%
157	Southampton	South East	17.7%
158	Three Rivers	East of England	17.7%
159	Lambeth	London	17.7%
160	Broxbourne	East of England	17.7%
161	Cheshire East	North West	17.5%
162	Gravesham	South East	17.4%
163	Amber Valley	East Midlands	17.3%
164	Gloucester	South West	17.1%
165	Bury	North West	17%
166	Lewisham	London	17%
167	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	17%
168	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	17%
169	South Gloucestershire	South West	17%
170	Arun	South East	16.9%
171	Ashford	South East	16.8%
172	South Kesteven	East Midlands	16.8%
173	Fenland	East of England	16.8%
174	Sevenoaks	South East	16.7%
175	East Hertfordshire	East of England	16.6%
176	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.6%
177	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	16.4%
178	Medway	South East	16.3%
179	Colchester	East of England	16.3%
180	Southwark	London	16.2%
181	Chichester	South East	16.1%
182	Merton	London	16.1%
183	Kensington and Chelsea	London	16.1%
184	Somerset	South West	16%
185	Cotswold	South West	16%
186	Westmorland and Furness	North West	15.9%
187	North Kesteven	East Midlands	15.9%
188	City of London	London	15.8%
189	Tendring	East of England	15.8%
190	Bexley	London	15.8%
191	High Peak	East Midlands	15.8%
192	North Hertfordshire	East of England	15.8%
193	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	15.7%
194	Oldham	North West	15.6%
195	Dudley	West Midlands	15.6%
196	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	15.6%
197	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	15.6%
198	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	15.6%
199	Canterbury	South East	15.4%
200	Uttlesford	East of England	15.3%
201	East Devon	South West	15.3%
202	Redbridge	London	15.3%
203	Coventry	West Midlands	15.2%
204	Erewash	East Midlands	15.1%
205	Rochford	East of England	15.1%
206	Broadland	East of England	14.7%
207	Westminster	London	14.6%
208	Bedford	East of England	14.6%
209	Sutton	London	14.4%
210	Bromley	London	14.4%
211	Kingston upon Thames	London	14.4%
212	West Lindsey	East Midlands	14.4%
213	Camden	London	14.3%
214	Tewkesbury	South West	14.2%
215	Enfield	London	14.2%
216	Warwick	West Midlands	14.2%
217	Tamworth	West Midlands	14%
218	Maidstone	South East	14%
219	Richmond upon Thames	London	13.9%
220	Maldon	East of England	13.8%
221	Castle Point	East of England	13.8%
222	Epping Forest	East of England	13.8%
223	Isle of Wight	South East	13.7%
224	Basildon	East of England	13.7%
225	Portsmouth	South East	13.7%
226	Swale	South East	13.6%
227	Gosport	South East	13.5%
228	North Devon	South West	13.4%
229	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	13.3%
230	Stockport	North West	13.3%
231	Lewes	South East	13.2%
232	Redditch	West Midlands	13.2%
233	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	13.1%
234	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	13.1%
235	Hackney	London	13.1%
236	North Somerset	South West	13%
237	Torbay	South West	13%
238	Teignbridge	South West	12.8%
239	Islington	London	12.6%
240	Haringey	London	12.6%
241	Mid Devon	South West	12.5%
242	Thanet	South East	12.5%
243	Cornwall	South West	12.5%
244	Cambridge	East of England	12.5%
245	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	12.4%
246	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	12.4%
247	South Oxfordshire	South East	12.3%
248	Winchester	South East	12.3%
249	Cheltenham	South West	12%
250	Wealden	South East	12%

The share of homes that sold in the last five years for less than the previous owner paid — a nominal measure of where values have been least reliable. Nominal; outcome figures use category-A (full-market) repeat sales · HM Land Registry to 2026-05-29. How this is measured.

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