South West house prices, August 2026

Region · UK House Price Index · HM Land Registry

Average price

£304,139

August 2026

12 months

0.0%

August 2025 to August 2026

Last month

+0.7%

July to August 2026

Sales registered

4,996

June 2026, the latest month published

England average

£293,525

August 2026

HM Land Registry's average price for the South West was £304,139 in August 2026, broadly unchanged on the year. That is about 4% above the England average of £293,525. 4,996 sales in the South West 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 West from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status.

Price trend

August 2025 to August 2026

Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in the South West ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £304,262 in August 2025.

August 2026£304,139, 0.0% on a year earlier

Peak £304,262 in August 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in the South West at £497,091, 187% above flat or maisonette at £173,470. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 1.8%.

HM Land Registry's average price by property type, August 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£497,091Broadly flat
Semi-detached£325,573+0.9%
Terraced£266,094+0.6%
Flat or maisonette£173,470−1.8%

Month by month

HM Land Registry's average price and annual change over the last 13 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered, and the latest published counts are of the sales registered so far.
MonthAverage priceMonthly changeAnnual changeSales
August 2026£304,139+0.7%Broadly flat–
July 2026£302,027−0.4%Broadly flat–
June 2026£303,232+0.2%+1.5%4,996
May 2026£302,533−0.3%+1.7%5,227
April 2026£303,427+0.6%+3.8%5,138
March 2026£301,647+0.1%−0.5%6,031
February 2026£301,220+0.2%Broadly flat5,512
January 2026£300,664+0.7%Broadly flat5,145
December 2025£298,687−1.4%−0.5%7,193
November 2025£302,921+0.7%+0.9%7,976
October 2025£300,893−0.1%−1.8%8,879
September 2025£301,093−1.0%−1.1%7,563
August 2025£304,262+0.5%Broadly flat8,060

By buyer status

The average price for first-time buyers in the South West was £113,985 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 45%.

HM Land Registry's average price by buyer status, August 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£250,662Broadly flat
Former owner-occupier£364,647Broadly flat

By funding status

The average price for cash buyers in the South West was 2% above that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 31% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.

HM Land Registry's average price by funding status, August 2026. Sales volumes are those registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£307,180−0.5%784
Mortgage£302,598Broadly flat1,785

By property status

The average price for new builds in the South West was 25% above that for existing homes.

HM Land Registry's average price by property status, June 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£375,077+0.8%
Existing property£300,604+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.