In short
In July 2026, the average price of a home in the East of England was £337,518, +0.5% over twelve months (15% above the England average). At that price, a home mover pays £6,876 in Stamp Duty Land Tax, plus £150 of HM Land Registry fee.
Calculate for East of England
The questions, answered
What is the average house price in the East of England?
The average price of a home in the East of England was £337,518 in July 2026, +0.5% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much does a flat or a house cost in the East of England?
In July 2026, the average price in the East of England was £524,064 for a detached house, £351,513 for a semi-detached house, £288,951 for a terraced house, £190,128 for a flat (UK House Price Index).
What do first-time buyers pay in the East of England?
First-time buyers paid £277,733 on average in the East of England in July 2026, against £337,518 for all buyers (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in the East of England?
The average price in the East of England went from £267,798 in July 2016 to £337,518 in July 2026, a change of +26%; +0.5% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in the East of England?
On £337,518, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £6,876 for a home mover, £1,876 for a first-time buyer and £23,752 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in the East of England?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax, at the same rates in all four nations: 24% for a higher or additional rate taxpayer and 18% for a basic rate taxpayer on the part of the gain within the basic Income Tax band, on the gain above the £3,000 tax-free allowance (2026 to 2027). Bought at the average price in the East of England in July 2016 (£267,798) and sold at the July 2026 average (£337,518), the gain of £69,720 costs a higher rate taxpayer £16,013, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
How many homes sell in the East of England?
81,923 sales in the East of England were registered from May 2025 to April 2026, the latest twelve months with complete volumes (UK House Price Index).
Prices by property type, July 2026
| Type | Average price | England |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £524,064 | £474,626 |
| Semi-detached | £351,513 | £292,024 |
| Terraced | £288,951 | £247,081 |
| Flat or maisonette | £190,128 | £217,362 |
| All types | £337,518 | £293,479 |
| First-time buyers | £277,733 | £245,515 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, July of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £267,798 | — |
| 2017 | £284,682 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | £290,809 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | £288,264 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | £289,067 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | £299,492 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | £340,723 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | £336,474 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | £330,577 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | £335,978 | +1.6% |
| 2026 | £337,518 | +0.5% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-07.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).