Average price
£241,955
August 2026
12 months
+0.5%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
+0.4%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
4,011
June 2026, the latest month published
England average
£293,525
August 2026
HM Land Registry's average price for the East Midlands was £241,955 in August 2026, up 0.5% on the year. That is about 18% below the England average of £293,525. 4,011 sales in the East Midlands have been registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published a count for.
HM Land Registry's average price for the East Midlands from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status.
Price trend
Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in the East Midlands rose 0.5%, peaking at £242,610 in May 2026.
Peak £242,610 in May 2026.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in the East Midlands at £355,978, 187% above flat or maisonette at £124,216. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 2.2%.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £355,978 | Broadly flat | |
| £231,098 | +1.2% | |
| £187,398 | +0.9% | |
| £124,216 | −2.2% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £241,955 | +0.4% | +0.5% | – | |
| £241,060 | +1.1% | +1.4% | – | |
| £238,396 | −1.7% | +1.5% | 4,011 | |
| £242,610 | +0.3% | +4% | 4,097 | |
| £242,002 | +0.2% | +5.7% | 4,049 | |
| £241,579 | +0.2% | +0.6% | 4,677 | |
| £241,087 | +0.1% | +2% | 4,286 | |
| £240,921 | +0.1% | +1.9% | 4,022 | |
| £240,597 | 0.0% | +1.1% | 5,673 | |
| £240,489 | −0.1% | +2% | 6,156 | |
| £240,774 | +0.5% | +2% | 7,540 | |
| £239,659 | −0.5% | +2% | 6,431 | |
| £240,801 | +1.3% | +2.8% | 6,632 |
By buyer status
The average price for first-time buyers in the East Midlands was £77,941 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 38%.
| Buyer | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £206,771 | +0.7% | |
| £284,712 | Broadly flat |
By funding status
The average price for cash buyers in the East Midlands was 1% below that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 24% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.
| Paid with | Average price | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| £240,419 | Broadly flat | 494 | |
| £242,565 | +0.6% | 1,577 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in the East Midlands was 45% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £340,617 | +0.8% | |
| £234,279 | +1.5% |
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The average price is the index's standardised average, a mix-adjusted geometric mean, not the mean or median of sales, so it will not match a list of sold prices. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.