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Where do leasehold homes most often resell at a loss?

Across England, the figure is 19.3%. Middlesbrough leads at 68.8%, and Basildon sits at the other end on 14.1%. 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	Middlesbrough	North East	68.8%
2	Sunderland	North East	59.5%
3	Hartlepool	North East	57.3%
4	South Holland	East Midlands	56.4%
5	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	56.2%
6	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	51.1%
7	South Tyneside	North East	50%
8	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	49.1%
9	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	48%
10	Preston	North West	47.3%
11	Halton	North West	45.6%
12	Darlington	North East	44.7%
13	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	43.6%
14	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	42.1%
15	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	40.5%
16	Chorley	North West	40.3%
17	West Lindsey	East Midlands	40%
18	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	39.8%
19	County Durham	North East	38.9%
20	Mansfield	East Midlands	38.5%
21	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	38.3%
22	Burnley	North West	37.5%
23	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	37.4%
24	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	37.2%
25	Blackpool	North West	37.2%
26	Ipswich	East of England	36.6%
27	Hart	South East	36.4%
28	Gateshead	North East	36.2%
29	Derby	East Midlands	36%
30	Chelmsford	East of England	35.9%
31	Walsall	West Midlands	35.8%
32	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	35.3%
33	Runnymede	South East	34.9%
34	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	34.5%
35	Shropshire	West Midlands	34.3%
36	Knowsley	North West	34.1%
37	Ashfield	East Midlands	34.1%
38	Hillingdon	London	33.8%
39	Cumberland	North West	33.7%
40	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	33.6%
41	Milton Keynes	South East	33.5%
42	Boston	East Midlands	33.3%
43	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	33.3%
44	Solihull	West Midlands	33.1%
45	Chesterfield	East Midlands	33%
46	Wychavon	West Midlands	32.9%
47	Wyre	North West	32.7%
48	Vale of White Horse	South East	32.6%
49	Stevenage	East of England	32.6%
50	Harborough	East Midlands	32.5%
51	Bracknell Forest	South East	32.5%
52	Cherwell	South East	32.4%
53	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	32.3%
54	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	32.3%
55	Rushmoor	South East	32.3%
56	Surrey Heath	South East	32.1%
57	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	32.1%
58	Woking	South East	32%
59	South Ribble	North West	31.7%
60	Hyndburn	North West	31.7%
61	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	31.4%
62	Wigan	North West	31.3%
63	Stafford	West Midlands	31.3%
64	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	31.1%
65	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	31%
66	Hertsmere	East of England	30.6%
67	West Oxfordshire	South East	30.5%
68	Wokingham	South East	30.4%
69	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	30%
70	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	30%
71	Slough	South East	30%
72	Peterborough	East of England	29.5%
73	Reading	South East	29.3%
74	West Lancashire	North West	29.2%
75	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	29.1%
76	Northumberland	North East	29%
77	Harlow	East of England	28.8%
78	Bolton	North West	28.6%
79	Swindon	South West	28.5%
80	Rutland	East Midlands	27.9%
81	Wiltshire	South West	27.9%
82	West Suffolk	East of England	27.7%
83	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	27.1%
84	Liverpool	North West	27.1%
85	Tameside	North West	26.4%
86	Warrington	North West	26.3%
87	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	26.1%
88	Ribble Valley	North West	26.1%
89	Melton	East Midlands	26%
90	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	25.9%
91	Newham	London	25.9%
92	Croydon	London	25.6%
93	West Berkshire	South East	25.6%
94	Dacorum	East of England	25.5%
95	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	25.5%
96	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	25.5%
97	Ashford	South East	25.4%
98	Havant	South East	25.4%
99	West Devon	South West	25.3%
100	North Kesteven	East Midlands	25.3%
101	Test Valley	South East	25.2%
102	Blaby	East Midlands	25.2%
103	Sandwell	West Midlands	25.2%
104	Buckinghamshire	South East	25.2%
105	Sefton	North West	25.1%
106	East Hampshire	South East	24.9%
107	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	24.7%
108	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	24.6%
109	Brentwood	East of England	24.5%
110	Mole Valley	South East	24.3%
111	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	24.3%
112	St. Helens	North West	24.3%
113	Fylde	North West	23.9%
114	Hounslow	London	23.9%
115	Tower Hamlets	London	23.8%
116	Amber Valley	East Midlands	23.7%
117	Fareham	South East	23.7%
118	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	23.7%
119	North Tyneside	North East	23.6%
120	Braintree	East of England	23.5%
121	Lincoln	East Midlands	23.2%
122	Cotswold	South West	23.2%
123	Uttlesford	East of England	23.2%
124	Greenwich	London	23.1%
125	Leicester	East Midlands	22.8%
126	Watford	East of England	22.8%
127	New Forest	South East	22.8%
128	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	22.8%
129	Nottingham	East Midlands	22.7%
130	South Kesteven	East Midlands	22.7%
131	Tandridge	South East	22.7%
132	Crawley	South East	22.7%
133	Brent	London	22.6%
134	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	22.5%
135	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	22.5%
136	Birmingham	West Midlands	22.5%
137	Norwich	East of England	22.4%
138	Waverley	South East	22.4%
139	Rugby	West Midlands	22.3%
140	Elmbridge	South East	22.3%
141	Horsham	South East	22.2%
142	Mid Sussex	South East	22.1%
143	Spelthorne	South East	22%
144	Sevenoaks	South East	22%
145	Eastleigh	South East	21.9%
146	Fenland	East of England	21.9%
147	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.8%
148	Plymouth	South West	21.7%
149	Ealing	London	21.6%
150	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	21.6%
151	Barking and Dagenham	London	21.5%
152	Guildford	South East	21.4%
153	Harrow	London	21.4%
154	Barnet	London	21.3%
155	Huntingdonshire	East of England	21.3%
156	Dorset	South West	21.2%
157	Epsom and Ewell	South East	21.2%
158	Broadland	East of England	21.1%
159	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	21.1%
160	Wirral	North West	21.1%
161	Worcester	West Midlands	20.9%
162	Westmorland and Furness	North West	20.9%
163	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.9%
164	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	20.8%
165	St Albans	East of England	20.8%
166	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.5%
167	Lancaster	North West	20.4%
168	Somerset	South West	20.4%
169	Pendle	North West	20.3%
170	Charnwood	East Midlands	20.2%
171	Cheshire East	North West	20.1%
172	Chichester	South East	19.9%
173	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	19.9%
174	Luton	East of England	19.8%
175	Three Rivers	East of England	19.8%
176	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	19.7%
177	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	19.7%
178	Mid Suffolk	East of England	19.6%
179	Rochdale	North West	19.6%
180	Reigate and Banstead	South East	19.3%
181	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	19.3%
182	Colchester	East of England	19.1%
183	East Hertfordshire	East of England	19.1%
184	Wandsworth	London	19%
185	Tewkesbury	South West	19%
186	Arun	South East	18.9%
187	Gravesham	South East	18.8%
188	Salford	North West	18.7%
189	Medway	South East	18.6%
190	East Devon	South West	18.6%
191	Maldon	East of England	18.5%
192	Havering	London	18.5%
193	Swale	South East	18.4%
194	South Gloucestershire	South West	18.3%
195	Broxbourne	East of England	18.2%
196	Lambeth	London	18.2%
197	Canterbury	South East	18.1%
198	Maidstone	South East	18.1%
199	Southampton	South East	18%
200	Great Yarmouth	East of England	17.9%
201	Gloucester	South West	17.8%
202	Tendring	East of England	17.6%
203	High Peak	East Midlands	17.5%
204	North Hertfordshire	East of England	17.4%
205	Bury	North West	17.4%
206	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	17.4%
207	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	17.3%
208	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	17.2%
209	Lewisham	London	17.2%
210	Mid Devon	South West	17.1%
211	North Devon	South West	16.9%
212	Southwark	London	16.6%
213	Bexley	London	16.5%
214	South Oxfordshire	South East	16.5%
215	Kensington and Chelsea	London	16.5%
216	Epping Forest	East of England	16.4%
217	Wealden	South East	16.4%
218	Merton	London	16.3%
219	Oldham	North West	16.2%
220	Dudley	West Midlands	16.2%
221	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	16.2%
222	Rochford	East of England	16.1%
223	East Lindsey	East Midlands	16.1%
224	Isle of Wight	South East	15.9%
225	City of London	London	15.9%
226	Breckland	East of England	15.8%
227	Coventry	West Midlands	15.8%
228	Redbridge	London	15.8%
229	Erewash	East Midlands	15.5%
230	Winchester	South East	15.5%
231	Cornwall	South West	15.4%
232	Warwick	West Midlands	15.3%
233	Bedford	East of England	15.3%
234	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	15.2%
235	Bromley	London	15.1%
236	Teignbridge	South West	15.1%
237	Westminster	London	15%
238	Castle Point	East of England	14.9%
239	Kingston upon Thames	London	14.9%
240	Stroud	South West	14.8%
241	East Suffolk	East of England	14.8%
242	North Norfolk	East of England	14.7%
243	Enfield	London	14.7%
244	Camden	London	14.5%
245	Sutton	London	14.5%
246	Torbay	South West	14.4%
247	Portsmouth	South East	14.2%
248	Lewes	South East	14.2%
249	North Somerset	South West	14.1%
250	Basildon	East of England	14.1%

Among leasehold homes, the share that resold below the previous price (nominal) — leaseholds (mostly flats) carry more resale risk than freeholds. 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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