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Where have homes returned the most per year held?

Across England, the figure is 2.3%. Hastings leads at 5.1%, 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	5.1%
2	Forest of Dean	South West	4.1%
3	Rother	South East	4%
4	Thanet	South East	3.9%
5	Dover	South East	3.8%
6	North Norfolk	East of England	3.8%
7	Babergh	East of England	3.7%
8	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	3.7%
9	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	3.7%
10	Great Yarmouth	East of England	3.6%
11	Torridge	South West	3.6%
12	West Lindsey	East Midlands	3.5%
13	Brighton and Hove	South East	3.5%
14	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	3.5%
15	Bristol, City of	South West	3.5%
16	Breckland	East of England	3.4%
17	Cornwall	South West	3.4%
18	Stroud	South West	3.4%
19	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	3.4%
20	South Norfolk	East of England	3.4%
21	Gedling	East Midlands	3.4%
22	East Lindsey	East Midlands	3.4%
23	Kensington and Chelsea	London	3.3%
24	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	3.3%
25	East Suffolk	East of England	3.2%
26	Rochdale	North West	3.2%
27	Tewkesbury	South West	3.2%
28	City of London	London	3.2%
29	Trafford	North West	3.2%
30	Westminster	London	3.2%
31	Worthing	South East	3.1%
32	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	3.1%
33	Mid Suffolk	East of England	3.1%
34	North Somerset	South West	3.1%
35	South Hams	South West	3.1%
36	Cotswold	South West	3%
37	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	3%
38	Maldon	East of England	3%
39	High Peak	East Midlands	3%
40	Oldham	North West	3%
41	Wealden	South East	3%
42	Ashford	South East	3%
43	Swale	South East	3%
44	Hackney	London	3%
45	Islington	London	3%
46	Camden	London	3%
47	Rossendale	North West	3%
48	Stockport	North West	2.9%
49	Fenland	East of England	2.9%
50	Mid Devon	South West	2.9%
51	Thurrock	East of England	2.9%
52	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	2.9%
53	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	2.9%
54	Adur	South East	2.8%
55	Torbay	South West	2.8%
56	Melton	East Midlands	2.8%
57	Waltham Forest	London	2.8%
58	Ashfield	East Midlands	2.8%
59	North Devon	South West	2.8%
60	Eastbourne	South East	2.8%
61	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	2.8%
62	Isle of Wight	South East	2.8%
63	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	2.7%
64	East Devon	South West	2.7%
65	Haringey	London	2.7%
66	Northumberland	North East	2.7%
67	Broadland	East of England	2.7%
68	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	2.7%
69	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	2.7%
70	South Gloucestershire	South West	2.7%
71	Oxford	South East	2.6%
72	Manchester	North West	2.6%
73	Tendring	East of England	2.6%
74	Westmorland and Furness	North West	2.6%
75	Teignbridge	South West	2.6%
76	Tunbridge Wells	South East	2.6%
77	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	2.6%
78	Bromley	London	2.6%
79	Richmond upon Thames	London	2.6%
80	North Kesteven	East Midlands	2.6%
81	Uttlesford	East of England	2.6%
82	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	2.6%
83	South Oxfordshire	South East	2.6%
84	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	2.5%
85	Dartford	South East	2.5%
86	Canterbury	South East	2.5%
87	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	2.5%
88	Lewes	South East	2.5%
89	Enfield	London	2.5%
90	Southwark	London	2.5%
91	Shropshire	West Midlands	2.5%
92	Redbridge	London	2.5%
93	Bedford	East of England	2.5%
94	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	2.5%
95	Sutton	London	2.5%
96	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	2.5%
97	Dudley	West Midlands	2.5%
98	Sevenoaks	South East	2.5%
99	Cheltenham	South West	2.5%
100	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.4%
101	Broxtowe	East Midlands	2.4%
102	Merton	London	2.4%
103	Arun	South East	2.4%
104	Somerset	South West	2.4%
105	Chichester	South East	2.4%
106	Portsmouth	South East	2.4%
107	Tameside	North West	2.4%
108	Bexley	London	2.4%
109	Winchester	South East	2.4%
110	Exeter	South West	2.4%
111	Colchester	East of England	2.4%
112	Castle Point	East of England	2.4%
113	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2.4%
114	Epping Forest	East of England	2.3%
115	Kingston upon Thames	London	2.3%
116	Bury	North West	2.3%
117	Cambridge	East of England	2.3%
118	Basildon	East of England	2.3%
119	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	2.3%
120	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	2.3%
121	New Forest	South East	2.3%
122	Tamworth	West Midlands	2.3%
123	Wirral	North West	2.3%
124	Lewisham	London	2.3%
125	Broxbourne	East of England	2.3%
126	Lichfield	West Midlands	2.3%
127	Redditch	West Midlands	2.3%
128	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	2.3%
129	Rutland	East Midlands	2.3%
130	Lambeth	London	2.3%
131	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	2.3%
132	Cheshire East	North West	2.3%
133	East Hampshire	South East	2.2%
134	Maidstone	South East	2.2%
135	Dorset	South West	2.2%
136	Havering	London	2.2%
137	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	2.2%
138	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	2.2%
139	North Hertfordshire	East of England	2.2%
140	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	2.2%
141	Warrington	North West	2.2%
142	Ealing	London	2.2%
143	West Devon	South West	2.2%
144	Three Rivers	East of England	2.1%
145	Medway	South East	2.1%
146	Boston	East Midlands	2.1%
147	South Kesteven	East Midlands	2.1%
148	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	2.1%
149	St Albans	East of England	2.1%
150	Gosport	South East	2.1%
151	Ribble Valley	North West	2.1%
152	Wandsworth	London	2.1%
153	East Hertfordshire	East of England	2.1%
154	Amber Valley	East Midlands	2.1%
155	Rochford	East of England	2.1%
156	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	2.1%
157	Mid Sussex	South East	2.1%
158	Huntingdonshire	East of England	2.1%
159	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	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	West Suffolk	East of England	2.1%
164	Braintree	East of England	2.1%
165	Croydon	London	2.1%
166	Pendle	North West	2.1%
167	Wychavon	West Midlands	2%
168	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	2%
169	Coventry	West Midlands	2%
170	Gloucester	South West	2%
171	Tandridge	South East	2%
172	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	2%
173	Gravesham	South East	2%
174	Guildford	South East	2%
175	Harrow	London	2%
176	Horsham	South East	2%
177	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	2%
178	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2%
179	Watford	East of England	2%
180	Reigate and Banstead	South East	2%
181	Brent	London	2%
182	Warwick	West Midlands	2%
183	Mole Valley	South East	2%
184	Havant	South East	2%
185	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	2%
186	Wiltshire	South West	1.9%
187	Lancaster	North West	1.9%
188	Fylde	North West	1.9%
189	Brentwood	East of England	1.9%
190	Barking and Dagenham	London	1.9%
191	Barnet	London	1.9%
192	Sefton	North West	1.9%
193	Salford	North West	1.9%
194	Nottingham	East Midlands	1.9%
195	North Tyneside	North East	1.9%
196	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.9%
197	Erewash	East Midlands	1.9%
198	Charnwood	East Midlands	1.9%
199	Epsom and Ewell	South East	1.9%
200	Harborough	East Midlands	1.8%
201	Eastleigh	South East	1.8%
202	Dacorum	East of England	1.8%
203	Elmbridge	South East	1.8%
204	Buckinghamshire	South East	1.8%
205	Blaby	East Midlands	1.8%
206	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.8%
207	Bolsover	East Midlands	1.8%
208	Birmingham	West Midlands	1.8%
209	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	1.8%
210	Cumberland	North West	1.8%
211	Rugby	West Midlands	1.8%
212	Leicester	East Midlands	1.8%
213	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	1.8%
214	Knowsley	North West	1.8%
215	Liverpool	North West	1.7%
216	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1.7%
217	Plymouth	South West	1.7%
218	Hyndburn	North West	1.7%
219	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	1.7%
220	Tower Hamlets	London	1.7%
221	Luton	East of England	1.7%
222	Hounslow	London	1.7%
223	Test Valley	South East	1.7%
224	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.7%
225	Wyre	North West	1.6%
226	Spelthorne	South East	1.6%
227	West Lancashire	North West	1.6%
228	West Oxfordshire	South East	1.6%
229	Southampton	South East	1.6%
230	Worcester	West Midlands	1.6%
231	Slough	South East	1.6%
232	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1.5%
233	Wigan	North West	1.5%
234	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	1.5%
235	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.5%
236	Norwich	East of England	1.5%
237	Harlow	East of England	1.5%
238	St. Helens	North West	1.5%
239	Crawley	South East	1.5%
240	Greenwich	London	1.5%
241	Bolton	North West	1.5%
242	Fareham	South East	1.5%
243	County Durham	North East	1.4%
244	Cherwell	South East	1.4%
245	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	1.4%
246	Newham	London	1.4%
247	Burnley	North West	1.4%
248	Mansfield	East Midlands	1.4%
249	Sandwell	West Midlands	1.4%
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 2026-07-31. How this is measured.

Where have homes returned the most per year held?

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