Cheapest Towns in East of England

Ranked list of towns in East of England by average house price. Data is sourced from official public datasets and updated regularly.

The 253 towns ranged from £198,952 (Jaywick) to £1,946,543 (Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames). The median was £394,089.

Prices reflect the average sale price during 2025, the most recent complete calendar year. Data from 2026 is excluded because the year is still in progress and partial-year averages can swing sharply with only a handful of recorded sales.

🥇 Top of the list

Jaywick

Average House Price: £198,952

🥈 Second place

Gorleston-on-Sea

Average House Price: £224,990

🥉 Third place

Great Yarmouth

Average House Price: £226,223


1 (top 3)	Jaywick	109	£198,952
2 (top 3)	Gorleston-on-Sea	350	£224,990
3 (top 3)	Great Yarmouth	920	£226,223
4	March	394	£238,846
5	Lowestoft	1,089	£240,161
6	Watton	178	£242,330
7	Hemsby	90	£246,052
8	Long Stratton	71	£246,406
9	Wisbech	659	£247,934
10	Chatteris	210	£249,297
11	Harwich	329	£250,032
12	Stalham	46	£256,365
13	Swaffham	223	£262,072
14	Kessingland	84	£262,527
15	Needham Market	129	£263,455
16	Upwell and Outwell	68	£265,235
17	Walton-on-the-Naze	151	£266,638
18	Whittlesey	313	£267,250
19	Emneth and Elm	68	£267,775
20	Trimley St Mary	52	£269,479
21	Mildenhall (West Suffolk)	145	£270,045
22	Brightlingsea	142	£274,024
23	Clacton-on-Sea	1,107	£274,653
24	Belton (Great Yarmouth)	86	£275,669
25	Martham	61	£278,208
26	Lakenheath	79	£280,882
27	Thetford	634	£282,030
28	Rendlesham	57	£282,210
29	Beck Row	67	£283,026
30	North Walsham	235	£284,674
31	Red Lodge	145	£285,052
32	Ramsey	153	£286,314
33	Leiston	119	£287,915
34	Yaxley (Huntingdonshire)	161	£289,328
35	Glemsford	57	£290,254
36	Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)	234	£292,289
37	Claydon	33	£293,864
38	Downham Market	278	£294,733
39	Peterborough	2,559	£295,680
40	King's Lynn	1,402	£295,774
41	Soham	192	£297,677
42	Littleport	150	£305,580
43	Beccles	268	£306,599
44	Haverhill	468	£307,087
45	Stowmarket	777	£307,984
46	Sawtry	114	£310,046
47	Worlingham	54	£310,806
48	Kempston	279	£311,138
49	Cromer	205	£311,392
50	Dersingham	89	£311,905
51	Ipswich	2,554	£312,422
52	Dereham	624	£313,814
53	Tilbury	125	£313,948
54	Hethersett	151	£314,918
55	Aylsham	135	£315,825
56	Norwich	4,947	£315,961
57	Bungay	163	£316,318
58	Heacham	94	£319,998
59	Spixworth	58	£320,509
60	Horsford	59	£320,739
61	Luton	2,166	£328,504
62	Warboys	64	£330,431
63	Wymondham (South Norfolk)	360	£330,674
64	Wimblington and Doddington	94	£331,223
65	Attleborough	333	£331,451
66	Fakenham	231	£331,519
67	Houghton Regis	347	£331,625
68	Somersham (Huntingdonshire)	71	£332,074
69	Felixstowe	438	£332,094
70	Shortstown	101	£332,709
71	Poringland	135	£333,063
72	Kirby Cross	130	£333,699
73	Canvey Island	502	£333,839
74	Silver End	83	£335,737
75	South Ockendon	239	£336,227
76	Sheringham	156	£337,418
77	Harleston	127	£339,852
78	Bar Hill	46	£341,201
79	Elmswell	85	£343,399
80	Wivenhoe	131	£345,298
81	Great Denham	107	£346,612
82	Little Paxton	86	£347,205
83	Mulbarton	60	£349,800
84	Thurston	98	£349,826
85	Kesgrave	192	£350,354
86	Godmanchester	132	£350,709
87	Flitwick	203	£351,379
88	East Tilbury	77	£351,611
89	Basildon	1,478	£352,811
90	Hadleigh	166	£353,048
91	Marston Moretaine	94	£357,190
92	Witham	483	£358,807
93	Willingham	53	£359,031
94	Framlingham	60	£360,596
95	St Neots	740	£360,878
96	Halesworth	204	£362,012
97	Diss	423	£362,144
98	Sudbury	654	£362,160
99	Huntingdon	703	£362,938
100	Chadwell St Mary	29	£363,414
101	Aveley	130	£367,814
102	Brundall	93	£370,524
103	Colchester	2,851	£371,691
104	Grays	929	£372,903
105	Braintree	922	£374,943
106	Longstanton	41	£375,440
107	Potton	99	£376,265
108	Burnham-on-Crouch	141	£376,492
109	Stevenage	1,141	£376,585
110	Tiptree	203	£379,293
111	Stanford-le-Hope	426	£380,097
112	Cringleford	104	£381,718
113	Dunstable	663	£381,810
114	Southminster	133	£385,095
115	Eye (Peterborough)	223	£385,160
116	Cranfield	81	£385,169
117	Boreham	49	£385,221
118	Bury St Edmunds	1,314	£385,760
119	St Ives (Huntingdonshire)	457	£386,781
120	Taverham and Drayton	427	£387,696
121	Harlow	1,155	£390,584
122	Fenstanton	37	£391,405
123	Long Melford	87	£392,132
124	Lawford	316	£393,024
125	Wickford	550	£393,677
126	Burwell	91	£393,755
127	Ely	569	£394,089
128	Papworth Everard	57	£394,781
129	Halstead (Braintree)	346	£395,095
130	Sible Hedingham	50	£395,950
131	Southend-on-Sea	1,998	£396,375
132	Shefford	223	£396,529
133	Rochford	323	£397,168
134	Great Dunmow	1	£397,500
135	Hatfield	573	£397,624
136	South Woodham Ferrers	239	£398,151
137	Earls Colne	68	£399,189
138	Saxmundham	207	£399,426
139	Stotfold	122	£399,845
140	Biggleswade	458	£399,954
141	Great Wakering	94	£400,392
142	Leighton Buzzard	1,070	£401,597
143	Toddington (Central Bedfordshire)	91	£402,228
144	Lower Stondon	115	£403,757
145	Broomfield	49	£404,519
146	Maldon	599	£409,876
147	Hoddesdon	320	£410,404
148	Woolmer Green	23	£415,565
149	Newmarket	543	£418,250
150	Waltham Abbey	311	£422,201
151	Thundersley and South Benfleet	692	£423,137
152	Rayleigh	498	£424,473
153	Barton-le-Clay	79	£425,505
154	Hunstanton	134	£425,723
155	Sandy	282	£430,467
156	Baldock	208	£432,242
157	Bedford	1,834	£432,760
158	Kelvedon and Feering	89	£434,907
159	Great Notley	76	£436,162
160	Coggeshall	80	£437,112
161	Ashingdon	2	£437,500
162	Hockley and Hawkwell	310	£439,432
163	Cheshunt	524	£441,723
164	Waterbeach	85	£442,776
165	Cottenham	125	£444,751
166	Woodbridge	597	£446,104
167	Histon and Impington	104	£448,007
168	Sawston	83	£449,673
169	Melbourn	75	£454,427
170	Eaton Bray and Edlesborough	89	£457,154
171	London Colney	123	£457,546
172	West Bergholt	48	£457,901
173	Langford (Central Bedfordshire)	100	£458,606
174	Watford (Watford)	1,459	£459,624
175	Mayland	46	£461,522
176	Holt (North Norfolk)	231	£461,689
177	Linton (South Cambridgeshire)	139	£464,638
178	Wixams	180	£466,988
179	Chelmsford	2,069	£467,228
180	Letchworth	359	£467,656
181	Stanstead Abbotts	73	£470,442
182	Hemel Hempstead	1,205	£471,237
183	Great Shelford and Stapleford	327	£472,328
184	Arlesey	92	£476,109
185	Bromham (Bedford)	95	£478,315
186	Hoveton and Wroxham	60	£478,321
187	Puckeridge and Standon	62	£478,325
188	Caddington	56	£479,366
189	Sawbridgeworth	187	£479,993
190	Elsenham	123	£480,546
191	Markyate	55	£483,091
192	Galleywood	17	£486,412
193	West Mersea	115	£489,070
194	Sutton (East Cambridgeshire)	1,318	£490,323
195	Thaxted	33	£490,439
196	Frinton-on-Sea	192	£490,716
197	Ware	449	£497,581
198	Clapham (Bedford)	120	£500,968
199	Haddenham (East Cambridgeshire)	166	£503,650
200	Welwyn Garden City	557	£503,769
201	Bishop's Stortford	788	£510,579
202	Wootton (Bedford)	277	£511,191
203	Takeley and Little Canfield	111	£515,725
204	Hullbridge	108	£516,956
205	Runwell	44	£520,333
206	Stansted Mountfitchet	129	£523,378
207	Silsoe	43	£525,137
208	Hertford	591	£525,406
209	Waltham Cross	257	£530,761
210	Writtle	68	£534,932
211	Hitchin	880	£539,220
212	Hemingford Grey	26	£547,737
213	Cambridge (Cambridge)	2,315	£555,164
214	Buntingford	157	£560,341
215	Saffron Walden	460	£561,386
216	Knebworth	104	£565,311
217	Borehamwood	382	£565,322
218	Chipping Ongar	134	£568,739
219	Doddinghurst	29	£582,379
220	Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	295	£585,382
221	Billericay	587	£588,207
222	Hatfield Peverel	90	£590,491
223	Epping	304	£599,448
224	Bovingdon	75	£600,951
225	Danbury	72	£602,125
226	Bricket Wood	64	£605,503
227	Brentwood	1,116	£611,158
228	Redbourn	76	£616,412
229	Chigwell	253	£617,191
230	Loughton	533	£621,553
231	Bushey	389	£633,758
232	Girton	51	£636,766
233	Shenley	51	£648,176
234	St Albans	1,226	£663,763
235	Potters Bar	358	£677,724
236	Ampthill	146	£717,486
237	Wheathampstead	83	£731,047
238	Ingatestone	200	£740,946
239	Fulbourn	76	£745,143
240	Rickmansworth	468	£749,462
241	Berkhamsted	340	£761,843
242	Moor Park	244	£803,818
243	Welwyn	136	£813,888
244	Chorleywood	102	£865,379
245	Cuffley	77	£888,512
246	Chiswell Green	3	£890,167
247	Theydon Bois	48	£940,246
248	Harpenden	452	£979,884
249	Buckhurst Hill	199	£1,050,945
250	Brookmans Park	37	£1,065,170
251	Tring	273	£1,231,865
252	Radlett	102	£1,360,139
253	Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames	84	£1,946,543