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Where do leasehold homes most often resell at a loss?

Across England, the figure is 19.1%. Middlesbrough leads at 67.6%, and Castle Point sits at the other end on 13.9%. Based on repeat-sales of the same home from HM Land Registry Price Paid — nominal (not inflation-adjusted), full-market-value sales only.

Middlesbrough67.6%Sunderland59%Hartlepool58%Newcastle-under-Lyme56.1%South Holland55.8%Stockton-on-Tees51.5%Stoke-on-Trent50.5%South Tyneside50%Preston46.7%Halton46.5%North Lincolnshire45.8%Darlington45.3%

Every area ranked

#AreaRegionFigure
1MiddlesbroughNorth East67.6%
2SunderlandNorth East59%
3HartlepoolNorth East58%
4Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands56.1%
5South HollandEast Midlands55.8%
6Stockton-on-TeesNorth East51.5%
7Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands50.5%
8South TynesideNorth East50%
9PrestonNorth West46.7%
10HaltonNorth West46.5%
11North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber45.8%
12DarlingtonNorth East45.3%
13Kingston upon Hull, City ofYorkshire and The Humber43.2%
14BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber42%
15ChorleyNorth West41.7%
16KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber40.4%
17BurnleyNorth West40%
18MansfieldEast Midlands39.7%
19County DurhamNorth East39.1%
20DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber38.7%
21Blackburn with DarwenNorth West37.9%
22WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber37.7%
23BlackpoolNorth West37.2%
24West LindseyEast Midlands36.6%
25GatesheadNorth East36.5%
26WolverhamptonWest Midlands36.2%
27DerbyEast Midlands36.2%
28HartSouth East36%
29WalsallWest Midlands35.9%
30IpswichEast of England35.6%
31South DerbyshireEast Midlands35.4%
32KnowsleyNorth West35.4%
33ChelmsfordEast of England35.3%
34Newcastle upon TyneNorth East34.5%
35RunnymedeSouth East34.4%
36AshfieldEast Midlands34.1%
37ShropshireWest Midlands34%
38CumberlandNorth West33.9%
39BradfordYorkshire and The Humber33.4%
40HillingdonLondon33.4%
41Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East33.3%
42Milton KeynesSouth East33.2%
43WyreNorth West33.1%
44Bracknell ForestSouth East33%
45WychavonWest Midlands33%
46StevenageEast of England33%
47SolihullWest Midlands32.8%
48HyndburnNorth West32.5%
49Vale of White HorseSouth East32.4%
50ChesterfieldEast Midlands32.4%
51RushmoorSouth East32.3%
52CherwellSouth East32.3%
53North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber32.1%
54HarboroughEast Midlands32.1%
55WiganNorth West32%
56Surrey HeathSouth East31.8%
57Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East31.6%
58WokingSouth East31.6%
59StaffordWest Midlands31.4%
60West OxfordshireSouth East31.4%
61Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands31.3%
62East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber31.3%
63BostonEast Midlands31%
64South CambridgeshireEast of England30.8%
65West LancashireNorth West30.3%
66Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands30.1%
67WokinghamSouth East30.1%
68HertsmereEast of England30%
69Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West29.9%
70PeterboroughEast of England29.8%
71East StaffordshireWest Midlands29.5%
72ReadingSouth East29.4%
73BoltonNorth West29.4%
74NorthumberlandNorth East29.4%
75CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber29.3%
76SloughSouth East28.8%
77HarlowEast of England28.4%
78RutlandEast Midlands28.4%
79SwindonSouth West28.2%
80South RibbleNorth West27.8%
81WiltshireSouth West27.8%
82West SuffolkEast of England27.7%
83LiverpoolNorth West27.3%
84Redcar and ClevelandNorth East27.2%
85WarringtonNorth West26.9%
86TamesideNorth West26.1%
87MeltonEast Midlands26%
88Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands25.9%
89RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber25.8%
90DacorumEast of England25.4%
91Tonbridge and MallingSouth East25.3%
92NewhamLondon25.2%
93SandwellWest Midlands25.2%
94SeftonNorth West25.1%
95St. HelensNorth West25.1%
96BuckinghamshireSouth East25%
97West DevonSouth West24.9%
98CroydonLondon24.9%
99Test ValleySouth East24.8%
100AshfordSouth East24.8%
101South StaffordshireWest Midlands24.8%
102West BerkshireSouth East24.8%
103North KestevenEast Midlands24.7%
104Amber ValleyEast Midlands24.5%
105East HampshireSouth East24.4%
106BrentwoodEast of England24.4%
107West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands24.3%
108Mole ValleySouth East24.2%
109FyldeNorth West24.2%
110King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England24%
111North TynesideNorth East23.9%
112Welwyn HatfieldEast of England23.9%
113HavantSouth East23.9%
114North West LeicestershireEast Midlands23.8%
115Ribble ValleyNorth West23.6%
116FarehamSouth East23.6%
117Tower HamletsLondon23.4%
118CotswoldSouth West23.2%
119UttlesfordEast of England23.2%
120HounslowLondon23.1%
121LincolnEast Midlands23%
122CrawleySouth East22.8%
123BraintreeEast of England22.6%
124North WarwickshireWest Midlands22.6%
125WaverleySouth East22.4%
126BlabyEast Midlands22.4%
127Hammersmith and FulhamLondon22.4%
128New ForestSouth East22.3%
129RugbyWest Midlands22.3%
130WatfordEast of England22.2%
131TandridgeSouth East22.2%
132GreenwichLondon22.2%
133LeicesterEast Midlands22.1%
134BrentLondon22%
135ElmbridgeSouth East22%
136NorwichEast of England22%
137BromsgroveWest Midlands21.9%
138BirminghamWest Midlands21.9%
139HorshamSouth East21.8%
140NottinghamEast Midlands21.8%
141FenlandEast of England21.8%
142SevenoaksSouth East21.8%
143Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands21.7%
144LeedsYorkshire and The Humber21.5%
145Barking and DagenhamLondon21.5%
146PlymouthSouth West21.5%
147SpelthorneSouth East21.5%
148Mid SussexSouth East21.5%
149South KestevenEast Midlands21.3%
150EastleighSouth East21.3%
151EalingLondon21.2%
152BarnetLondon21.1%
153WorcesterWest Midlands21%
154WirralNorth West21%
155HarrowLondon20.9%
156Westmorland and FurnessNorth West20.9%
157Epsom and EwellSouth East20.8%
158DorsetSouth West20.8%
159BassetlawEast Midlands20.8%
160SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber20.8%
161LancasterNorth West20.7%
162HuntingdonshireEast of England20.5%
163SomersetSouth West20.5%
164North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber20.4%
165GuildfordSouth East20.4%
166CharnwoodEast Midlands20.4%
167RochdaleNorth West20.3%
168St AlbansEast of England20.3%
169Cheshire EastNorth West20%
170BroadlandEast of England20%
171Mid SuffolkEast of England20%
172Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands19.9%
173Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands19.9%
174ChichesterSouth East19.6%
175LutonEast of England19.5%
176Three RiversEast of England19.4%
177East HertfordshireEast of England19.1%
178Herefordshire, County ofWest Midlands19.1%
179Wyre ForestWest Midlands18.9%
180MaldonEast of England18.8%
181GraveshamSouth East18.8%
182TewkesburySouth West18.8%
183Reigate and BansteadSouth East18.7%
184WandsworthLondon18.7%
185North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands18.6%
186ColchesterEast of England18.5%
187HaveringLondon18.5%
188ArunSouth East18.4%
189SalfordNorth West18.3%
190BroxbourneEast of England18.2%
191South GloucestershireSouth West18.1%
192East DevonSouth West18.1%
193SouthamptonSouth East17.9%
194High PeakEast Midlands17.9%
195SwaleSouth East17.8%
196LambethLondon17.7%
197BuryNorth West17.7%
198GloucesterSouth West17.6%
199MedwaySouth East17.5%
200TendringEast of England17.5%
201CanterburySouth East17.4%
202North HertfordshireEast of England17.3%
203Cannock ChaseWest Midlands17.3%
204Mid DevonSouth West17.3%
205Great YarmouthEast of England17.2%
206Malvern HillsWest Midlands17.2%
207LewishamLondon17.1%
208PendleNorth West17%
209MaidstoneSouth East17%
210Telford and WrekinWest Midlands16.9%
211Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands16.8%
212OldhamNorth West16.7%
213North DevonSouth West16.4%
214MertonLondon16.3%
215SouthwarkLondon16.2%
216BexleyLondon16.1%
217DudleyWest Midlands16.1%
218South OxfordshireSouth East16.1%
219Kensington and ChelseaLondon16.1%
220East LindseyEast Midlands16.1%
221RochfordEast of England16%
222ErewashEast Midlands15.9%
223WealdenSouth East15.9%
224Epping ForestEast of England15.8%
225WinchesterSouth East15.8%
226City of LondonLondon15.8%
227Isle of WightSouth East15.5%
228BedfordEast of England15.5%
229CoventryWest Midlands15.4%
230RushcliffeEast Midlands15.4%
231RedbridgeLondon15.4%
232CornwallSouth West15.2%
233StroudSouth West15.2%
234WarwickWest Midlands15.1%
235TeignbridgeSouth West14.9%
236WestminsterLondon14.6%
237BromleyLondon14.6%
238East SuffolkEast of England14.6%
239Kingston upon ThamesLondon14.5%
240SuttonLondon14.5%
241North NorfolkEast of England14.4%
242EnfieldLondon14.4%
243CamdenLondon14.4%
244BrecklandEast of England14.4%
245BasildonEast of England14.4%
246RedditchWest Midlands14.2%
247TamworthWest Midlands14%
248Richmond upon ThamesLondon14%
249North SomersetSouth West13.9%
250Castle PointEast of England13.9%

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 2026-05-29. How this is measured.

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