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Where have owners made the biggest gains on resale?

Across England, the figure is 18.6%. City of London leads at 51.7%, and Greenwich sits at the other end on 9.9%. Based on repeat-sales of the same home from HM Land Registry Price Paid — nominal (not inflation-adjusted), full-market-value sales only.

City of London51.7%Hastings51.6%Kensington and Chelsea48%Westminster46.2%Forest of Dean37.3%Thanet35.2%Great Yarmouth34.9%Brighton and Hove34.9%Rother34.3%Camden34.1%Dover33.8%Babergh33.1%

Every area ranked

#AreaRegionFigure
1City of LondonLondon51.7%
2HastingsSouth East51.6%
3Kensington and ChelseaLondon48%
4WestminsterLondon46.2%
5Forest of DeanSouth West37.3%
6ThanetSouth East35.2%
7Great YarmouthEast of England34.9%
8Brighton and HoveSouth East34.9%
9RotherSouth East34.3%
10CamdenLondon34.1%
11DoverSouth East33.8%
12BaberghEast of England33.1%
13EnfieldLondon33%
14North NorfolkEast of England32.8%
15OxfordSouth East32.8%
16Folkestone and HytheSouth East32.5%
17IslingtonLondon29.9%
18GedlingEast Midlands29.2%
19South HamsSouth West28.8%
20CornwallSouth West28.8%
21Mid SuffolkEast of England28.8%
22BassetlawEast Midlands28.6%
23TorridgeSouth West28.2%
24East LindseyEast Midlands27.9%
25East SuffolkEast of England27.8%
26Bristol, City ofSouth West27.3%
27ThurrockEast of England27.3%
28Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands26.9%
29StroudSouth West26.6%
30EastbourneSouth East26.5%
31North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber26.5%
32BrecklandEast of England26.4%
33King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England26.3%
34TraffordNorth West25.9%
35RedbridgeLondon25.8%
36North SomersetSouth West25.4%
37Isle of WightSouth East25.2%
38MertonLondon25%
39SwaleSouth East25%
40South NorfolkEast of England25%
41AdurSouth East25%
42North East DerbyshireEast Midlands25%
43Bath and North East SomersetSouth West25%
44MaldonEast of England25%
45AshfieldEast Midlands25%
46WorthingSouth East25%
47WealdenSouth East25%
48TorbaySouth West25%
49FenlandEast of England24.7%
50TewkesburySouth West24.3%
51RossendaleNorth West24.2%
52Malvern HillsWest Midlands24%
53East DevonSouth West23.9%
54OldhamNorth West23.8%
55RochdaleNorth West23.7%
56CambridgeEast of England23.5%
57North DevonSouth West23.5%
58Richmond upon ThamesLondon23.3%
59BolsoverEast Midlands22.9%
60HaringeyLondon22.8%
61Herefordshire, County ofWest Midlands22.7%
62TeignbridgeSouth West22.7%
63SuttonLondon22.6%
64BroadlandEast of England22.4%
65High PeakEast Midlands22.3%
66TendringEast of England22.3%
67Tunbridge WellsSouth East22.3%
68Mid DevonSouth West22.3%
69CotswoldSouth West22.3%
70StockportNorth West22.2%
71ManchesterNorth West22.2%
72Telford and WrekinWest Midlands21.9%
73HackneyLondon21.7%
74AshfordSouth East21.7%
75Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West21.6%
76ArunSouth East21.4%
77CanterburySouth East21.3%
78South OxfordshireSouth East21.3%
79BromleyLondon21.2%
80SouthwarkLondon20.9%
81SevenoaksSouth East20.9%
82ExeterSouth West20.6%
83UttlesfordEast of England20.5%
84LewesSouth East20.5%
85PortsmouthSouth East20.5%
86HarrowLondon20.4%
87Westmorland and FurnessNorth West20.3%
88EalingLondon20.3%
89CheltenhamSouth West20.2%
90YorkYorkshire and The Humber20.1%
91BroxtoweEast Midlands20%
92SomersetSouth West20%
93Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands20%
94BexleyLondon20%
95Hammersmith and FulhamLondon20%
96WinchesterSouth East20%
97ShropshireWest Midlands19.8%
98Kingston upon ThamesLondon19.8%
99New ForestSouth East19.7%
100BuryNorth West19.7%
101ChichesterSouth East19.5%
102NorthumberlandNorth East19.5%
103Central BedfordshireEast of England19.4%
104BostonEast Midlands19.1%
105Southend-on-SeaEast of England19%
106HuntingdonshireEast of England19%
107BroxbourneEast of England18.9%
108RushcliffeEast Midlands18.8%
109North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber18.8%
110West LindseyEast Midlands18.8%
111Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands18.6%
112GuildfordSouth East18.5%
113Waltham ForestLondon18.5%
114LichfieldWest Midlands18.4%
115BedfordEast of England18.2%
116WaverleySouth East18.1%
117South GloucestershireSouth West18%
118DorsetSouth West17.9%
119WatfordEast of England17.9%
120MeltonEast Midlands17.9%
121South StaffordshireWest Midlands17.7%
122Redcar and ClevelandNorth East17.7%
123WirralNorth West17.7%
124DudleyWest Midlands17.7%
125Amber ValleyEast Midlands17.6%
126Epping ForestEast of England17.5%
127DartfordSouth East17.5%
128Cannock ChaseWest Midlands17.5%
129Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands17.4%
130Cheshire EastNorth West17.4%
131TamesideNorth West17%
132Wyre ForestWest Midlands16.9%
133Three RiversEast of England16.8%
134BarnetLondon16.7%
135BrentLondon16.7%
136South KestevenEast Midlands16.6%
137GraveshamSouth East16.6%
138GosportSouth East16.4%
139North HertfordshireEast of England16.3%
140Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands16.2%
141West DevonSouth West16.2%
142SalfordNorth West16.2%
143ColchesterEast of England16%
144East HertfordshireEast of England16%
145FyldeNorth West16%
146HounslowLondon16%
147Castle PointEast of England16%
148Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands16%
149Mole ValleySouth East15.9%
150MaidstoneSouth East15.9%
151WarringtonNorth West15.9%
152North WarwickshireWest Midlands15.8%
153East HampshireSouth East15.8%
154WarwickWest Midlands15.8%
155SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber15.8%
156CroydonLondon15.7%
157LancasterNorth West15.7%
158RochfordEast of England15.7%
159LewishamLondon15.7%
160WandsworthLondon15.7%
161HaveringLondon15.6%
162CoventryWest Midlands15.6%
163East CambridgeshireEast of England15.4%
164LeicesterEast Midlands15.4%
165BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber15.4%
166EastleighSouth East15.3%
167LambethLondon15.3%
168BasildonEast of England15.3%
169RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber15.3%
170SeftonNorth West15.2%
171St AlbansEast of England15.1%
172WiltshireSouth West15.1%
173North KestevenEast Midlands15.1%
174LutonEast of England15%
175Tower HamletsLondon15%
176North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands15%
177BrentwoodEast of England14.9%
178PendleNorth West14.9%
179LiverpoolNorth West14.9%
180MedwaySouth East14.8%
181Reigate and BansteadSouth East14.7%
182West SuffolkEast of England14.7%
183NottinghamEast Midlands14.6%
184BromsgroveWest Midlands14.6%
185HavantSouth East14.6%
186RedditchWest Midlands14.6%
187WychavonWest Midlands14.6%
188SloughSouth East14.6%
189TandridgeSouth East14.5%
190PlymouthSouth West14.5%
191HorshamSouth East14.5%
192Barking and DagenhamLondon14.5%
193WolverhamptonWest Midlands14.5%
194BirminghamWest Midlands14.4%
195CharnwoodEast Midlands14.4%
196CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber14.3%
197RutlandEast Midlands14.3%
198Ribble ValleyNorth West14.2%
199HarboroughEast Midlands14.2%
200BraintreeEast of England14.1%
201North TynesideNorth East14.1%
202HyndburnNorth West14.1%
203BuckinghamshireSouth East14%
204ElmbridgeSouth East13.9%
205Test ValleySouth East13.8%
206North West LeicestershireEast Midlands13.8%
207Mid SussexSouth East13.8%
208South DerbyshireEast Midlands13.7%
209Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands13.7%
210South CambridgeshireEast of England13.6%
211East StaffordshireWest Midlands13.6%
212SouthamptonSouth East13.6%
213Epsom and EwellSouth East13.6%
214Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West13.5%
215CumberlandNorth West13.4%
216KnowsleyNorth West13.3%
217GloucesterSouth West13.3%
218East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber13.2%
219DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber13.1%
220LeedsYorkshire and The Humber13%
221SpelthorneSouth East13%
222DacorumEast of England12.9%
223TamworthWest Midlands12.9%
224West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands12.8%
225HarlowEast of England12.4%
226WiganNorth West12.3%
227WorcesterWest Midlands12.1%
228ErewashEast Midlands11.9%
229RugbyWest Midlands11.6%
230South RibbleNorth West11.6%
231North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber11.5%
232SandwellWest Midlands11.5%
233NorwichEast of England11.5%
234BlabyEast Midlands11.4%
235West OxfordshireSouth East11.4%
236WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber11.1%
237Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East11%
238FarehamSouth East11%
239County DurhamNorth East10.9%
240West LancashireNorth West10.9%
241WyreNorth West10.8%
242BradfordYorkshire and The Humber10.7%
243BurnleyNorth West10.6%
244CrawleySouth East10.6%
245ReadingSouth East10.3%
246Tonbridge and MallingSouth East10.2%
247BoltonNorth West10%
248CherwellSouth East10%
249Blackburn with DarwenNorth West10%
250GreenwichLondon9.9%

Median nominal gain when a home was resold in the last five years — before inflation, costs or improvements. Nominal; outcome figures use category-A (full-market) repeat sales · HM Land Registry to 2026-07-31. How this is measured.

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