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Where do homes most often resell for less than the owner paid?

Across England, the figure is 18%. Middlesbrough leads at 65.9%, and Dartford sits at the other end on 12.3%. 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	Middlesbrough	North East	65.9%
2	Sunderland	North East	57.4%
3	Hartlepool	North East	57.1%
4	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	47.7%
5	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	47.3%
6	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	44.9%
7	Preston	North West	44.7%
8	South Tyneside	North East	44.5%
9	Darlington	North East	42%
10	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	40.2%
11	South Holland	East Midlands	40%
12	Halton	North West	38.9%
13	Mansfield	East Midlands	37.6%
14	Blackpool	North West	37%
15	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	35.7%
16	Ipswich	East of England	35.7%
17	Chorley	North West	35.5%
18	Walsall	West Midlands	35%
19	Gateshead	North East	34.5%
20	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	34.2%
21	Derby	East Midlands	34%
22	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	33.9%
23	Burnley	North West	33.3%
24	Bolsover	East Midlands	33.3%
25	Hillingdon	London	33.2%
26	Runnymede	South East	32.6%
27	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	32.6%
28	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	32.5%
29	Milton Keynes	South East	32.3%
30	Knowsley	North West	32.1%
31	Solihull	West Midlands	32%
32	Chelmsford	East of England	31.6%
33	Rushmoor	South East	31.1%
34	Stevenage	East of England	31%
35	Chesterfield	East Midlands	30.9%
36	Hart	South East	30.9%
37	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	30.6%
38	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	30.5%
39	Surrey Heath	South East	30.3%
40	Wigan	North West	30.1%
41	Hyndburn	North West	30%
42	Woking	South East	29.9%
43	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	29.6%
44	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	29.6%
45	Hertsmere	East of England	29.3%
46	Bracknell Forest	South East	29.2%
47	County Durham	North East	29.1%
48	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	28.6%
49	Reading	South East	28.6%
50	Slough	South East	28.5%
51	Vale of White Horse	South East	28.1%
52	Peterborough	East of England	28%
53	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	27.9%
54	Swindon	South West	27.9%
55	Bolton	North West	27.6%
56	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.5%
57	Wokingham	South East	27.5%
58	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	27.4%
59	Wyre	North West	27.1%
60	Cherwell	South East	27.1%
61	Liverpool	North West	26.9%
62	Stafford	West Midlands	26.5%
63	West Lancashire	North West	26.2%
64	Newham	London	25.8%
65	Harlow	East of England	25.6%
66	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	25.6%
67	Croydon	London	25.5%
68	Cumberland	North West	25.2%
69	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.9%
70	Sefton	North West	24.9%
71	Tameside	North West	24.7%
72	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.6%
73	Sandwell	West Midlands	24.6%
74	Havant	South East	24.5%
75	Harborough	East Midlands	24.5%
76	Warrington	North West	24.4%
77	Wychavon	West Midlands	24.2%
78	Ashfield	East Midlands	23.8%
79	Tower Hamlets	London	23.7%
80	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	23.7%
81	Brentwood	East of England	23.7%
82	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	23.6%
83	St. Helens	North West	23.6%
84	West Oxfordshire	South East	23.6%
85	Hounslow	London	23.6%
86	Dacorum	East of England	23.5%
87	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	23.3%
88	Greenwich	London	23.1%
89	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	23%
90	Blaby	East Midlands	23%
91	Fylde	North West	23%
92	Wiltshire	South West	22.8%
93	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	22.8%
94	Fareham	South East	22.7%
95	Shropshire	West Midlands	22.6%
96	North Tyneside	North East	22.6%
97	Watford	East of England	22.5%
98	Leicester	East Midlands	22.5%
99	Brent	London	22.5%
100	West Berkshire	South East	22.5%
101	Birmingham	West Midlands	22.4%
102	South Ribble	North West	22.4%
103	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	22.4%
104	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	22.3%
105	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.3%
106	Nottingham	East Midlands	22.1%
107	Lincoln	East Midlands	22%
108	Buckinghamshire	South East	21.9%
109	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	21.8%
110	Test Valley	South East	21.6%
111	Ealing	London	21.6%
112	Norwich	East of England	21.4%
113	Barking and Dagenham	London	21.3%
114	Plymouth	South West	21.3%
115	Barnet	London	21.2%
116	Harrow	London	21.1%
117	Spelthorne	South East	20.9%
118	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.8%
119	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	20.8%
120	Wirral	North West	20.8%
121	Epsom and Ewell	South East	20.8%
122	Rutland	East Midlands	20.6%
123	New Forest	South East	20.6%
124	Eastleigh	South East	20.5%
125	Crawley	South East	20.5%
126	Boston	East Midlands	20.5%
127	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	20.5%
128	Elmbridge	South East	20.5%
129	West Suffolk	East of England	20.3%
130	Mole Valley	South East	19.9%
131	Worcester	West Midlands	19.9%
132	Charnwood	East Midlands	19.4%
133	St Albans	East of England	19.4%
134	West Devon	South West	19.4%
135	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	19.4%
136	Tandridge	South East	19.3%
137	Rugby	West Midlands	19.3%
138	Luton	East of England	19.3%
139	Huntingdonshire	East of England	19.1%
140	Ribble Valley	North West	19%
141	Northumberland	North East	19%
142	Wandsworth	London	18.9%
143	East Hampshire	South East	18.8%
144	Mid Sussex	South East	18.8%
145	Guildford	South East	18.8%
146	Horsham	South East	18.6%
147	Dorset	South West	18.6%
148	Braintree	East of England	18.6%
149	Lancaster	North West	18.6%
150	Salford	North West	18.6%
151	Reigate and Banstead	South East	18.4%
152	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	18.4%
153	Rochdale	North West	18.4%
154	Melton	East Midlands	18.3%
155	Waverley	South East	18.2%
156	Lambeth	London	18.2%
157	Three Rivers	East of England	18.1%
158	Havering	London	18.1%
159	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	18.1%
160	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	18%
161	South Kesteven	East Midlands	18%
162	West Lindsey	East Midlands	17.9%
163	Southampton	South East	17.8%
164	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	17.6%
165	Cheshire East	North West	17.6%
166	Broxbourne	East of England	17.6%
167	Medway	South East	17.4%
168	Arun	South East	17.4%
169	Gravesham	South East	17.4%
170	Gloucester	South West	17.4%
171	Ashford	South East	17.2%
172	South Gloucestershire	South West	17.2%
173	Lewisham	London	17.1%
174	Amber Valley	East Midlands	17%
175	Sevenoaks	South East	16.9%
176	Fenland	East of England	16.9%
177	Colchester	East of England	16.8%
178	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	16.8%
179	Bury	North West	16.7%
180	East Hertfordshire	East of England	16.7%
181	Southwark	London	16.6%
182	Kensington and Chelsea	London	16.5%
183	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	16.4%
184	North Kesteven	East Midlands	16.3%
185	Chichester	South East	16.2%
186	Merton	London	16.2%
187	Bexley	London	16.2%
188	Cotswold	South West	16.1%
189	Somerset	South West	16%
190	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	16%
191	Westmorland and Furness	North West	15.9%
192	City of London	London	15.9%
193	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	15.9%
194	North Hertfordshire	East of England	15.9%
195	Tendring	East of England	15.9%
196	East Devon	South West	15.8%
197	Canterbury	South East	15.8%
198	Broadland	East of England	15.7%
199	Dudley	West Midlands	15.7%
200	Coventry	West Midlands	15.6%
201	Redbridge	London	15.6%
202	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	15.6%
203	Uttlesford	East of England	15.4%
204	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	15.4%
205	High Peak	East Midlands	15.4%
206	Rochford	East of England	15.3%
207	Oldham	North West	15.2%
208	Westminster	London	15%
209	Erewash	East Midlands	14.8%
210	Maidstone	South East	14.8%
211	Bromley	London	14.8%
212	Kingston upon Thames	London	14.8%
213	Castle Point	East of England	14.7%
214	Epping Forest	East of England	14.5%
215	Camden	London	14.5%
216	Enfield	London	14.5%
217	Sutton	London	14.4%
218	Bedford	East of England	14.4%
219	Tewkesbury	South West	14.3%
220	Warwick	West Midlands	14.3%
221	Portsmouth	South East	14.1%
222	Isle of Wight	South East	14%
223	Swale	South East	13.9%
224	Richmond upon Thames	London	13.9%
225	Tamworth	West Midlands	13.8%
226	North Devon	South West	13.8%
227	Gosport	South East	13.7%
228	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	13.7%
229	Stockport	North West	13.6%
230	Maldon	East of England	13.6%
231	Pendle	North West	13.6%
232	Basildon	East of England	13.5%
233	Torbay	South West	13.5%
234	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	13.4%
235	Lewes	South East	13.4%
236	Hackney	London	13.2%
237	Redditch	West Midlands	13.1%
238	North Somerset	South West	13.1%
239	Teignbridge	South West	13.1%
240	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	13%
241	Cambridge	East of England	13%
242	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	12.9%
243	Haringey	London	12.8%
244	Islington	London	12.7%
245	South Oxfordshire	South East	12.7%
246	Cornwall	South West	12.7%
247	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	12.6%
248	Thanet	South East	12.5%
249	Wealden	South East	12.4%
250	Dartford	South East	12.3%

The share of homes that sold in the last five years for less than the previous owner paid — a nominal measure of where values have been least reliable. 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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