Average price
£379,953
August 2026
12 months
−0.8%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
−0.1%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
7,611
June 2026, the latest month published
England average
£293,525
August 2026
HM Land Registry's average price for the South East was £379,953 in August 2026, down 0.8% on the year. That is about 29% above the England average of £293,525. 7,611 sales in the South East 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 South East 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 South East fell 0.8%, peaking at £383,045 in August 2025.
Peak £383,045 in August 2025.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in the South East at £682,708, 227% above flat or maisonette at £208,529. Detached and Flat or maisonette fell over the year while the rest held or rose.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £682,708 | −0.7% | |
| £415,956 | Broadly flat | |
| £324,511 | Broadly flat | |
| £208,529 | −2.7% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £379,953 | −0.1% | −0.8% | – | |
| £380,375 | +0.4% | Broadly flat | – | |
| £378,890 | −0.7% | Broadly flat | 7,611 | |
| £381,519 | +0.6% | +1.3% | 7,780 | |
| £379,342 | +0.3% | +1% | 7,808 | |
| £378,202 | 0.0% | −0.9% | 8,950 | |
| £378,018 | −0.4% | −0.6% | 8,071 | |
| £379,593 | +1.2% | Broadly flat | 7,799 | |
| £374,984 | −1.1% | −1% | 10,632 | |
| £379,283 | −0.7% | +0.5% | 11,580 | |
| £382,074 | +0.6% | Broadly flat | 13,361 | |
| £379,765 | −0.9% | Broadly flat | 11,369 | |
| £383,045 | +0.7% | Broadly flat | 12,291 |
By buyer status
The average price for first-time buyers in the South East was £174,781 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 58%.
| Buyer | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £300,015 | −0.7% | |
| £474,796 | −0.7% |
By funding status
The average price for cash buyers in the South East was 3% below that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 25% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.
| Paid with | Average price | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| £370,690 | −1.2% | 931 | |
| £383,699 | −0.7% | 2,862 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in the South East was 25% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £469,628 | −1.2% | |
| £375,116 | 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.