The average home in the London borough of Kensington & Chelsea costs £1.2 million, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
But at the other end of the scale, the average price paid for a house in England’s cheapest local authority area is just £116,500.
We’ve analysed the ONS figures showing the median price paid during the year ending in September 2024, the latest period for which figures are available, by local authority area across England.
Below are the 15 cheapest places in England to buy a house based on that data, in order of descending price.
In every one of these places, the average house price is less than £160,000 - in some cases considerably so.
The cheapest areas include locations around the North East and North West, as well as Yorkshire and the Humber.
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7. Blackburn with Darwen - £143,500
The average price paid for a house in Blackburn with Darwen during the year ending in September 2024 was £143,500. That was the ninth lowest figure out of every local authority area in England, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. | Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
8. Sunderland - £140,000
The average price paid for a house in Sunderland during the year ending in September 2024 was £140,000. That was the joint seventh lowest figure out of every local authority area in England, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. | Sunderland Echo Photo: Stu Norton
9. Hartlepool - £140,000
The average price paid for a house in Hartlepool during the year ending in September 2024 was £140,000. That was the joint seventh lowest figure out of every local authority area in England, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. | Frank Reid Photo: Frank Reid
10. Hull - £135,000
The average price paid for a house in Hull during the year ending in September 2024 was £135,000. That was the joint fifth lowest figure out of every local authority area in England, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. | Yorkshire Post Newspapers Photo: Terry Carrott
11. Pendle - £135,000
The average price paid for a house in Pendle, Lancashire, during the year ending in September 2024 was £135,000. That was the joint fifth lowest figure out of every local authority area in England, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. | Robbie MacDonald, Local Democracy Reporter Photo: Robbie MacDonald, Local Democracy Reporter
12. Blackpool - £133,000
The average price paid for a house in Blackpool during the year ending in September 2024 was £133,000. That was the fourth lowest figure out of every local authority area in England, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. | Historic England Archive/Heritage Images via Getty Images Photo: Historic England Archive/Heritage Images via Getty Images