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Where have homes returned the most per year held?

Across England, the figure is 2.3%. Hastings leads at 5.2%, and Stevenage sits at the other end on 1.3%. 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	Hastings	South East	5.2%
2	Forest of Dean	South West	4.1%
3	Rother	South East	4%
4	West Lindsey	East Midlands	4%
5	Thanet	South East	3.9%
6	Babergh	East of England	3.8%
7	Dover	South East	3.8%
8	North Norfolk	East of England	3.8%
9	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	3.8%
10	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	3.7%
11	Great Yarmouth	East of England	3.6%
12	Torridge	South West	3.6%
13	Breckland	East of England	3.5%
14	Brighton and Hove	South East	3.5%
15	Bristol, City of	South West	3.5%
16	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	3.5%
17	East Lindsey	East Midlands	3.5%
18	Cornwall	South West	3.5%
19	Gedling	East Midlands	3.4%
20	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	3.4%
21	Stroud	South West	3.4%
22	South Norfolk	East of England	3.4%
23	Rochdale	North West	3.3%
24	Kensington and Chelsea	London	3.3%
25	East Suffolk	East of England	3.3%
26	Tewkesbury	South West	3.3%
27	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	3.3%
28	Trafford	North West	3.2%
29	Westminster	London	3.2%
30	City of London	London	3.2%
31	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.1%
32	Worthing	South East	3.1%
33	Wealden	South East	3.1%
34	Oldham	North West	3.1%
35	North Somerset	South West	3.1%
36	Mid Suffolk	East of England	3.1%
37	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	3.1%
38	Ashfield	East Midlands	3.1%
39	South Hams	South West	3.1%
40	Cotswold	South West	3.1%
41	High Peak	East Midlands	3%
42	Swale	South East	3%
43	Maldon	East of England	3%
44	Hackney	London	3%
45	Ashford	South East	3%
46	Camden	London	3%
47	Islington	London	3%
48	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	3%
49	Rossendale	North West	3%
50	Fenland	East of England	3%
51	Stockport	North West	3%
52	Thurrock	East of England	2.9%
53	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	2.9%
54	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	2.9%
55	Mid Devon	South West	2.9%
56	Adur	South East	2.9%
57	Torbay	South West	2.9%
58	Eastbourne	South East	2.9%
59	Isle of Wight	South East	2.8%
60	Melton	East Midlands	2.8%
61	East Devon	South West	2.8%
62	Waltham Forest	London	2.8%
63	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	2.8%
64	North Devon	South West	2.8%
65	Northumberland	North East	2.8%
66	Haringey	London	2.8%
67	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	2.7%
68	South Gloucestershire	South West	2.7%
69	Manchester	North West	2.7%
70	Tendring	East of England	2.7%
71	Broadland	East of England	2.7%
72	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	2.7%
73	Oxford	South East	2.7%
74	Teignbridge	South West	2.7%
75	Tunbridge Wells	South East	2.6%
76	Bromley	London	2.6%
77	Richmond upon Thames	London	2.6%
78	Westmorland and Furness	North West	2.6%
79	Uttlesford	East of England	2.6%
80	Canterbury	South East	2.6%
81	South Oxfordshire	South East	2.6%
82	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	2.6%
83	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	2.6%
84	Dartford	South East	2.6%
85	Southwark	London	2.6%
86	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	2.6%
87	Enfield	London	2.5%
88	Lewes	South East	2.5%
89	Redbridge	London	2.5%
90	North Kesteven	East Midlands	2.5%
91	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	2.5%
92	Sevenoaks	South East	2.5%
93	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	2.5%
94	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	2.5%
95	Shropshire	West Midlands	2.5%
96	Bedford	East of England	2.5%
97	Sutton	London	2.5%
98	Cheltenham	South West	2.5%
99	Dudley	West Midlands	2.5%
100	Merton	London	2.5%
101	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.5%
102	Arun	South East	2.5%
103	Chichester	South East	2.5%
104	Portsmouth	South East	2.4%
105	Exeter	South West	2.4%
106	Broxtowe	East Midlands	2.4%
107	Somerset	South West	2.4%
108	Colchester	East of England	2.4%
109	Castle Point	East of England	2.4%
110	Bexley	London	2.4%
111	Tameside	North West	2.4%
112	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.4%
113	Winchester	South East	2.4%
114	Epping Forest	East of England	2.4%
115	Bury	North West	2.4%
116	Kingston upon Thames	London	2.4%
117	New Forest	South East	2.3%
118	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	2.3%
119	Basildon	East of England	2.3%
120	Cambridge	East of England	2.3%
121	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	2.3%
122	East Hampshire	South East	2.3%
123	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	2.3%
124	Lambeth	London	2.3%
125	Broxbourne	East of England	2.3%
126	Lewisham	London	2.3%
127	Lichfield	West Midlands	2.3%
128	Maidstone	South East	2.3%
129	Wirral	North West	2.3%
130	Redditch	West Midlands	2.3%
131	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	2.3%
132	Tamworth	West Midlands	2.3%
133	Cheshire East	North West	2.3%
134	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	2.3%
135	Ribble Valley	North West	2.2%
136	North Hertfordshire	East of England	2.2%
137	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	2.2%
138	Dorset	South West	2.2%
139	Medway	South East	2.2%
140	Rutland	East Midlands	2.2%
141	Ealing	London	2.2%
142	Boston	East Midlands	2.2%
143	Havering	London	2.2%
144	St Albans	East of England	2.2%
145	Three Rivers	East of England	2.2%
146	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	2.2%
147	West Devon	South West	2.2%
148	Warrington	North West	2.1%
149	Pendle	North West	2.1%
150	South Kesteven	East Midlands	2.1%
151	Gosport	South East	2.1%
152	Wandsworth	London	2.1%
153	East Hertfordshire	East of England	2.1%
154	Mid Sussex	South East	2.1%
155	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	2.1%
156	Croydon	London	2.1%
157	Amber Valley	East Midlands	2.1%
158	Rochford	East of England	2.1%
159	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	2.1%
160	Waverley	South East	2.1%
161	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	2.1%
162	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.1%
163	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.1%
164	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	2.1%
165	West Suffolk	East of England	2.1%
166	Braintree	East of England	2.1%
167	Huntingdonshire	East of England	2.1%
168	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	2.1%
169	Tandridge	South East	2.1%
170	Harrow	London	2.1%
171	Coventry	West Midlands	2.1%
172	Brent	London	2%
173	Wychavon	West Midlands	2%
174	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2%
175	Warwick	West Midlands	2%
176	Gloucester	South West	2%
177	Watford	East of England	2%
178	Guildford	South East	2%
179	Reigate and Banstead	South East	2%
180	Lancaster	North West	2%
181	Havant	South East	2%
182	Gravesham	South East	2%
183	Horsham	South East	2%
184	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2%
185	Mole Valley	South East	2%
186	Blaby	East Midlands	2%
187	Nottingham	East Midlands	2%
188	Barnet	London	2%
189	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	2%
190	Salford	North West	1.9%
191	Barking and Dagenham	London	1.9%
192	Brentwood	East of England	1.9%
193	Fylde	North West	1.9%
194	Wiltshire	South West	1.9%
195	Sefton	North West	1.9%
196	Epsom and Ewell	South East	1.9%
197	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.9%
198	Elmbridge	South East	1.9%
199	North Tyneside	North East	1.9%
200	Eastleigh	South East	1.9%
201	Dacorum	East of England	1.9%
202	Erewash	East Midlands	1.9%
203	Charnwood	East Midlands	1.9%
204	Hyndburn	North West	1.9%
205	Buckinghamshire	South East	1.8%
206	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.8%
207	Leicester	East Midlands	1.8%
208	Harborough	East Midlands	1.8%
209	Birmingham	West Midlands	1.8%
210	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	1.8%
211	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1.8%
212	Rugby	West Midlands	1.8%
213	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	1.8%
214	Knowsley	North West	1.8%
215	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	1.7%
216	Hounslow	London	1.7%
217	Cumberland	North West	1.7%
218	Tower Hamlets	London	1.7%
219	Luton	East of England	1.7%
220	Liverpool	North West	1.7%
221	Plymouth	South West	1.7%
222	Test Valley	South East	1.7%
223	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.7%
224	Wyre	North West	1.7%
225	Slough	South East	1.6%
226	Spelthorne	South East	1.6%
227	Southampton	South East	1.6%
228	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	1.6%
229	West Oxfordshire	South East	1.6%
230	Worcester	West Midlands	1.6%
231	South Ribble	North West	1.6%
232	Norwich	East of England	1.6%
233	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1.5%
234	West Lancashire	North West	1.5%
235	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.5%
236	Greenwich	London	1.5%
237	Fareham	South East	1.5%
238	Crawley	South East	1.5%
239	Wigan	North West	1.5%
240	St. Helens	North West	1.5%
241	Newham	London	1.5%
242	Harlow	East of England	1.4%
243	Cherwell	South East	1.4%
244	County Durham	North East	1.4%
245	Bolton	North West	1.4%
246	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.4%
247	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.4%
248	Vale of White Horse	South East	1.4%
249	Lincoln	East Midlands	1.3%
250	Stevenage	East of England	1.3%

Median nominal annualised return between purchase and resale — a like-for-like way to compare areas with different holding periods. Nominal; outcome figures use category-A (full-market) repeat sales · HM Land Registry to 2026-05-29. How this is measured.

Where have homes returned the most per year held?

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