Average price
£337,848
August 2026
12 months
+0.2%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
+0.2%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
4,989
June 2026, the latest month published
England average
£293,525
August 2026
HM Land Registry's average price for the East of England was £337,848 in August 2026, broadly unchanged on the year. That is about 15% above the England average of £293,525. 4,989 sales in the East of England 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 of England 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 of England ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £338,870 in May 2026.
Peak £338,870 in May 2026.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in the East of England at £521,437, 172% above flat or maisonette at £192,035. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 1.3%.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £521,437 | Broadly flat | |
| £352,638 | +1.1% | |
| £289,236 | +0.7% | |
| £192,035 | −1.3% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £337,848 | +0.2% | Broadly flat | – | |
| £337,008 | +0.4% | Broadly flat | – | |
| £335,623 | −1.0% | Broadly flat | 4,989 | |
| £338,870 | +0.5% | +2.5% | 5,089 | |
| £337,236 | +0.6% | +4.1% | 5,131 | |
| £335,209 | −0.7% | −0.5% | 6,169 | |
| £337,474 | +0.5% | +1.7% | 5,564 | |
| £335,768 | +0.3% | +1% | 5,184 | |
| £334,758 | −0.3% | +0.5% | 7,262 | |
| £335,784 | −0.3% | +1.1% | 7,935 | |
| £336,725 | +0.2% | +0.9% | 9,347 | |
| £336,148 | −0.3% | +0.7% | 8,125 | |
| £337,127 | +0.3% | +1.4% | 8,418 |
By buyer status
The average price for first-time buyers in the East of England was £130,185 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 47%.
| Buyer | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £278,459 | Broadly flat | |
| £408,644 | Broadly flat |
By funding status
The average price for cash buyers in the East of England was 4% below that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 23% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.
| Paid with | Average price | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| £327,514 | Broadly flat | 564 | |
| £341,782 | Broadly flat | 1,893 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in the East of England was 27% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £421,007 | −0.6% | |
| £331,933 | Broadly flat |
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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.