Where do owners hold on to their homes the longest?
Across England, the figure is 8.3 yrs. Kensington and Chelsea leads at 13.6 yrs, and West Berkshire sits at the other end on 7.2 yrs. Based on repeat-sales of the same home from HM Land Registry Price Paid — nominal (not inflation-adjusted), full-market-value sales only.
Every area ranked
| # | Area | Region | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kensington and Chelsea | London | 13.6 yrs |
| 2 | Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | 13.6 yrs |
| 3 | City of London | London | 13.5 yrs |
| 4 | Westminster | London | 13.3 yrs |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | North East | 13.3 yrs |
| 6 | Halton | North West | 13.2 yrs |
| 7 | Bolsover | East Midlands | 12.6 yrs |
| 8 | Preston | North West | 11.9 yrs |
| 9 | Blackpool | North West | 11.9 yrs |
| 10 | Hartlepool | North East | 11.6 yrs |
| 11 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | Yorkshire and The Humber | 11.4 yrs |
| 12 | South Tyneside | North East | 11.1 yrs |
| 13 | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 10.9 yrs |
| 14 | Redcar and Cleveland | North East | 10.9 yrs |
| 15 | Darlington | North East | 10.9 yrs |
| 16 | Enfield | London | 10.8 yrs |
| 17 | Blackburn with Darwen | North West | 10.8 yrs |
| 18 | Camden | London | 10.8 yrs |
| 19 | North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 10.8 yrs |
| 20 | Oxford | South East | 10.6 yrs |
| 21 | Wigan | North West | 10.5 yrs |
| 22 | Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | 10.4 yrs |
| 23 | Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | 10.4 yrs |
| 24 | South Holland | East Midlands | 10.3 yrs |
| 25 | Tameside | North West | 10.3 yrs |
| 26 | Oldham | North West | 10.2 yrs |
| 27 | Stockton-on-Tees | North East | 10.1 yrs |
| 28 | Wirral | North West | 10 yrs |
| 29 | Cumberland | North West | 10 yrs |
| 30 | Sunderland | North East | 10 yrs |
| 31 | Bolton | North West | 9.9 yrs |
| 32 | Harrow | London | 9.9 yrs |
| 33 | Islington | London | 9.8 yrs |
| 34 | Cannock Chase | West Midlands | 9.8 yrs |
| 35 | Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 9.8 yrs |
| 36 | Boston | East Midlands | 9.7 yrs |
| 37 | Redbridge | London | 9.7 yrs |
| 38 | Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9.6 yrs |
| 39 | Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | 9.6 yrs |
| 40 | Sefton | North West | 9.6 yrs |
| 41 | Hammersmith and Fulham | London | 9.5 yrs |
| 42 | Cambridge | East of England | 9.5 yrs |
| 43 | County Durham | North East | 9.4 yrs |
| 44 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | 9.4 yrs |
| 45 | Fylde | North West | 9.3 yrs |
| 46 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9.3 yrs |
| 47 | High Peak | East Midlands | 9.3 yrs |
| 48 | Ealing | London | 9.3 yrs |
| 49 | North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9.3 yrs |
| 50 | St. Helens | North West | 9.2 yrs |
| 51 | Walsall | West Midlands | 9.2 yrs |
| 52 | Rossendale | North West | 9.2 yrs |
| 53 | Richmond upon Thames | London | 9.2 yrs |
| 54 | Merton | London | 9.2 yrs |
| 55 | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 9.1 yrs |
| 56 | Tower Hamlets | London | 9 yrs |
| 57 | Charnwood | East Midlands | 9 yrs |
| 58 | Exeter | South West | 8.9 yrs |
| 59 | Slough | South East | 8.9 yrs |
| 60 | Nottingham | East Midlands | 8.9 yrs |
| 61 | Isle of Wight | South East | 8.9 yrs |
| 62 | Watford | East of England | 8.9 yrs |
| 63 | Leicester | East Midlands | 8.9 yrs |
| 64 | Plymouth | South West | 8.9 yrs |
| 65 | Hounslow | London | 8.9 yrs |
| 66 | Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.9 yrs |
| 67 | Eastbourne | South East | 8.9 yrs |
| 68 | Bury | North West | 8.9 yrs |
| 69 | Forest of Dean | South West | 8.9 yrs |
| 70 | Sandwell | West Midlands | 8.8 yrs |
| 71 | Knowsley | North West | 8.8 yrs |
| 72 | Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.8 yrs |
| 73 | Rochdale | North West | 8.8 yrs |
| 74 | East Devon | South West | 8.8 yrs |
| 75 | Guildford | South East | 8.8 yrs |
| 76 | Southwark | London | 8.8 yrs |
| 77 | Great Yarmouth | East of England | 8.8 yrs |
| 78 | Brighton and Hove | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 79 | New Forest | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 80 | East Lindsey | East Midlands | 8.7 yrs |
| 81 | Barnet | London | 8.7 yrs |
| 82 | Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.7 yrs |
| 83 | Tendring | East of England | 8.7 yrs |
| 84 | Broxtowe | East Midlands | 8.7 yrs |
| 85 | Torbay | South West | 8.7 yrs |
| 86 | Kingston upon Thames | London | 8.7 yrs |
| 87 | Derby | East Midlands | 8.7 yrs |
| 88 | Arun | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 89 | South Hams | South West | 8.7 yrs |
| 90 | Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 8.7 yrs |
| 91 | Three Rivers | East of England | 8.6 yrs |
| 92 | Luton | East of England | 8.6 yrs |
| 93 | Sutton | London | 8.6 yrs |
| 94 | Coventry | West Midlands | 8.6 yrs |
| 95 | Canterbury | South East | 8.6 yrs |
| 96 | Surrey Heath | South East | 8.6 yrs |
| 97 | Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | 8.6 yrs |
| 98 | Wyre Forest | West Midlands | 8.6 yrs |
| 99 | Liverpool | North West | 8.6 yrs |
| 100 | Thanet | South East | 8.6 yrs |
| 101 | South Derbyshire | East Midlands | 8.6 yrs |
| 102 | Somerset | South West | 8.5 yrs |
| 103 | Brent | London | 8.5 yrs |
| 104 | Teignbridge | South West | 8.4 yrs |
| 105 | Gosport | South East | 8.4 yrs |
| 106 | Lancaster | North West | 8.4 yrs |
| 107 | Chesterfield | East Midlands | 8.4 yrs |
| 108 | Gravesham | South East | 8.4 yrs |
| 109 | Herefordshire, County of | West Midlands | 8.4 yrs |
| 110 | Woking | South East | 8.3 yrs |
| 111 | West Lancashire | North West | 8.3 yrs |
| 112 | Broxbourne | East of England | 8.3 yrs |
| 113 | Hastings | South East | 8.3 yrs |
| 114 | South Staffordshire | West Midlands | 8.3 yrs |
| 115 | Hyndburn | North West | 8.3 yrs |
| 116 | Wandsworth | London | 8.3 yrs |
| 117 | North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.3 yrs |
| 118 | Mole Valley | South East | 8.3 yrs |
| 119 | Westmorland and Furness | North West | 8.3 yrs |
| 120 | Southampton | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 121 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | 8.2 yrs |
| 122 | Haringey | London | 8.2 yrs |
| 123 | Portsmouth | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 124 | Test Valley | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 125 | Chichester | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 126 | Malvern Hills | West Midlands | 8.2 yrs |
| 127 | Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | 8.2 yrs |
| 128 | Warrington | North West | 8.2 yrs |
| 129 | Epsom and Ewell | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 130 | Birmingham | West Midlands | 8.2 yrs |
| 131 | Ashfield | East Midlands | 8.2 yrs |
| 132 | Waverley | South East | 8.2 yrs |
| 133 | Dorset | South West | 8.1 yrs |
| 134 | Lewes | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 135 | Cherwell | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 136 | Cheshire West and Chester | North West | 8.1 yrs |
| 137 | Hackney | London | 8.1 yrs |
| 138 | Huntingdonshire | East of England | 8.1 yrs |
| 139 | Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | 8.1 yrs |
| 140 | Thurrock | East of England | 8.1 yrs |
| 141 | Eastleigh | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 142 | Rochford | East of England | 8.1 yrs |
| 143 | Wiltshire | South West | 8.1 yrs |
| 144 | Harborough | East Midlands | 8.1 yrs |
| 145 | Folkestone and Hythe | South East | 8.1 yrs |
| 146 | Bath and North East Somerset | South West | 8 yrs |
| 147 | Gedling | East Midlands | 8 yrs |
| 148 | Bromley | London | 8 yrs |
| 149 | Manchester | North West | 8 yrs |
| 150 | Gateshead | North East | 8 yrs |
| 151 | Reading | South East | 8 yrs |
| 152 | Elmbridge | South East | 8 yrs |
| 153 | Croydon | London | 8 yrs |
| 154 | Salford | North West | 8 yrs |
| 155 | Stroud | South West | 8 yrs |
| 156 | Wealden | South East | 8 yrs |
| 157 | Broadland | East of England | 8 yrs |
| 158 | North Devon | South West | 8 yrs |
| 159 | West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 7.9 yrs |
| 160 | Lambeth | London | 7.9 yrs |
| 161 | Tewkesbury | South West | 7.9 yrs |
| 162 | North Warwickshire | West Midlands | 7.9 yrs |
| 163 | Fareham | South East | 7.9 yrs |
| 164 | Winchester | South East | 7.9 yrs |
| 165 | Cornwall | South West | 7.9 yrs |
| 166 | Breckland | East of England | 7.9 yrs |
| 167 | Warwick | West Midlands | 7.9 yrs |
| 168 | Hillingdon | London | 7.9 yrs |
| 169 | Worthing | South East | 7.9 yrs |
| 170 | St Albans | East of England | 7.9 yrs |
| 171 | Crawley | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 172 | Spelthorne | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 173 | Barking and Dagenham | London | 7.8 yrs |
| 174 | Ipswich | East of England | 7.8 yrs |
| 175 | Adur | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 176 | Tunbridge Wells | South East | 7.8 yrs |
| 177 | Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | 7.8 yrs |
| 178 | Havering | London | 7.8 yrs |
| 179 | East Hampshire | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 180 | Cheshire East | North West | 7.7 yrs |
| 181 | Vale of White Horse | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 182 | Worcester | West Midlands | 7.7 yrs |
| 183 | Wyre | North West | 7.7 yrs |
| 184 | Uttlesford | East of England | 7.7 yrs |
| 185 | Northumberland | North East | 7.7 yrs |
| 186 | Havant | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 187 | Rother | South East | 7.7 yrs |
| 188 | Solihull | West Midlands | 7.7 yrs |
| 189 | Bexley | London | 7.7 yrs |
| 190 | Wychavon | West Midlands | 7.6 yrs |
| 191 | North Tyneside | North East | 7.6 yrs |
| 192 | Swale | South East | 7.6 yrs |
| 193 | North Somerset | South West | 7.6 yrs |
| 194 | Brentwood | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 195 | West Devon | South West | 7.6 yrs |
| 196 | East Suffolk | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 197 | Shropshire | West Midlands | 7.6 yrs |
| 198 | Tandridge | South East | 7.6 yrs |
| 199 | Chorley | North West | 7.6 yrs |
| 200 | West Suffolk | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 201 | Babergh | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 202 | Greenwich | London | 7.6 yrs |
| 203 | Buckinghamshire | South East | 7.6 yrs |
| 204 | East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7.6 yrs |
| 205 | North Hertfordshire | East of England | 7.6 yrs |
| 206 | Reigate and Banstead | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 207 | Dover | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 208 | Dacorum | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 209 | Rushmoor | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 210 | Cheltenham | South West | 7.5 yrs |
| 211 | Trafford | North West | 7.5 yrs |
| 212 | Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | 7.5 yrs |
| 213 | Hertsmere | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 214 | Horsham | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 215 | North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | 7.5 yrs |
| 216 | South Kesteven | East Midlands | 7.5 yrs |
| 217 | West Oxfordshire | South East | 7.5 yrs |
| 218 | South Norfolk | East of England | 7.5 yrs |
| 219 | East Staffordshire | West Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 220 | Torridge | South West | 7.4 yrs |
| 221 | Gloucester | South West | 7.4 yrs |
| 222 | Lincoln | East Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 223 | Stockport | North West | 7.4 yrs |
| 224 | North Norfolk | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 225 | Fenland | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 226 | York | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7.4 yrs |
| 227 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 228 | Sevenoaks | South East | 7.4 yrs |
| 229 | Lewisham | London | 7.4 yrs |
| 230 | Stafford | West Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 231 | Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 232 | West Lindsey | East Midlands | 7.4 yrs |
| 233 | Maldon | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 234 | Mid Suffolk | East of England | 7.4 yrs |
| 235 | Epping Forest | East of England | 7.3 yrs |
| 236 | Wokingham | South East | 7.3 yrs |
| 237 | Lichfield | West Midlands | 7.3 yrs |
| 238 | Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | 7.3 yrs |
| 239 | Ribble Valley | North West | 7.3 yrs |
| 240 | Amber Valley | East Midlands | 7.2 yrs |
| 241 | Redditch | West Midlands | 7.2 yrs |
| 242 | Bromsgrove | West Midlands | 7.2 yrs |
| 243 | North Kesteven | East Midlands | 7.2 yrs |
| 244 | Mansfield | East Midlands | 7.2 yrs |
| 245 | Maidstone | South East | 7.2 yrs |
| 246 | Norwich | East of England | 7.2 yrs |
| 247 | South Cambridgeshire | East of England | 7.2 yrs |
| 248 | Braintree | East of England | 7.2 yrs |
| 249 | Castle Point | East of England | 7.2 yrs |
| 250 | West Berkshire | South East | 7.2 yrs |
Median years between buying and reselling — a read on how often homes change hands. Nominal; outcome figures use category-A (full-market) repeat sales · HM Land Registry to 2026-07-31. How this is measured.
More questions
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