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CR5 · 0.2 miles from Netherne-on-the-Hill
Netherne Hospital
Netherne Hospital, formerly The Surrey County Asylum at Netherne or Netherne Asylum was a psychiatric hospital in Hooley, Surrey in the United Kingdom.
South East house prices: average prices, sold prices and area guides by local authority
The average South East home cost £378,821 in June 2026, down 0.1% in a year. Compare all 63 local authorities below, then explore streets and addresses in Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge.
- What we found
- South East average: £378,821, -0.1% on a year ago.
- Ranks 2nd of 9 regions in England for average price.
- Most expensive: Elmbridge (£742,760). Cheapest: Hastings (£235,358).
- Elmbridge costs 3.2 times as much as Hastings.
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House prices in the South East: what the numbers say
The South East average of £378,821 is 30% higher than the England average of £291,581, and ranks 2nd of 9 English regions. Inside the region the spread is wide: the average in Elmbridge is 3.2 times the average in Hastings.
Over the year to June 2026, 24 of the region's 63 local authorities saw prices fall and 39 saw them rise. The biggest rise was in Vale of White Horse (+6.5%) and the biggest fall in Hastings (-5.3%). Figures are the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, which adjusts for the mix of homes sold, so they can differ from the median sale price on any one street.
Across the region, 55 of 63 local authorities have an average above the England figure, and the middle local authority averages £381,140. Flats average £206,719 against £681,976 for detached homes, a gap of £475,257. Use the table below to find places that fit a budget, open any local authority with street-level pages for its streets and addresses, and use the calculators further down to estimate stamp duty, mortgage payments and solar savings at the regional average price.
South East house prices by local authority: average price and change in a year
Sorted by average price. Local authorities with street-level pages are linked.
| Local authority | Average price | 12-month change | Detached | Terraced | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmbridge | £742,760 | -2.2% | £1,568,267 | £576,542 | £353,773 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £580,299 | -1.6% | £1,134,391 | £485,191 | £308,358 |
| Epsom and Ewell | £570,573 | +1.6% | £986,447 | £492,247 | £302,272 |
| Waverley | £560,886 | -0.7% | £939,725 | £427,360 | £280,287 |
| Sevenoaks | £546,101 | +3.8% | £1,024,098 | £432,280 | £284,188 |
| Mole Valley | £543,338 | +1.3% | £970,467 | £442,055 | £280,157 |
| Guildford | £526,169 | -5.2% | £944,025 | £424,675 | £266,809 |
| Wokingham | £496,900 | -3.5% | £769,336 | £373,592 | £247,468 |
| Buckinghamshire | £489,733 | +4.1% | £875,103 | £385,693 | £240,505 |
| Runnymede | £485,393 | +2.7% | £910,582 | £435,048 | £255,470 |
| Reigate and Banstead Street-level | £481,089 | +0.5% | £919,360 | £428,529 | £267,731 |
| Tandridge Street-level | £480,535 | -4.6% | £864,696 | £391,845 | £244,836 |
| Hart | £480,477 | +2.4% | £790,222 | £383,449 | £239,994 |
| South Oxfordshire | £473,587 | +5.1% | £775,971 | £372,035 | £237,338 |
| Oxford | £467,754 | -0.7% | £950,351 | £457,964 | £285,235 |
| Winchester | £467,735 | +3.8% | £753,887 | £393,602 | £232,813 |
| Surrey Heath | £456,918 | +5.1% | £793,504 | £369,019 | £231,270 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £448,634 | -2.3% | £855,374 | £400,255 | £254,877 |
| East Hampshire | £445,491 | +0.2% | £713,985 | £335,938 | £201,746 |
| Horsham | £436,790 | -0.3% | £756,963 | £367,622 | £214,567 |
| Woking | £432,668 | -3% | £915,219 | £376,734 | £248,911 |
| Chichester | £432,369 | -1.7% | £687,249 | £345,438 | £217,573 |
| Spelthorne | £429,992 | -4.7% | £780,224 | £417,420 | £264,817 |
| Mid Sussex | £427,263 | -0.7% | £726,573 | £364,571 | £216,543 |
| Vale of White Horse | £415,094 | +6.5% | £672,637 | £326,776 | £208,795 |
| West Oxfordshire | £414,825 | -1.9% | £653,621 | £333,509 | £209,965 |
| Brighton and Hove | £407,924 | +0.3% | £853,910 | £473,432 | £295,790 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £404,851 | +2.3% | £689,860 | £341,296 | £221,674 |
| West Berkshire | £401,337 | -0.1% | £711,160 | £333,806 | £209,058 |
| Bracknell Forest | £397,179 | +0% | £740,434 | £352,977 | £216,314 |
| Wealden | £385,202 | -1.2% | £584,130 | £286,230 | £181,837 |
| New Forest | £381,140 | +1.4% | £578,561 | £297,179 | £195,136 |
| Adur | £379,250 | +1.6% | £636,856 | £366,698 | £214,890 |
| Test Valley | £371,290 | -0.5% | £606,623 | £285,156 | £171,527 |
| Lewes | £368,595 | +1.9% | £593,298 | £323,790 | £198,131 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £368,220 | -1.5% | £656,012 | £304,224 | £185,708 |
| Reading | £359,435 | +0.4% | £734,217 | £361,540 | £230,021 |
| Cherwell | £354,546 | +4.1% | £573,272 | £291,621 | £170,693 |
| Maidstone | £350,943 | -0.2% | £607,709 | £293,337 | £181,096 |
| Dartford | £349,141 | +3.1% | £703,817 | £343,056 | £209,208 |
| Gravesham | £346,151 | +2.7% | £618,104 | £315,485 | £174,159 |
| Rother | £345,598 | +2.9% | £579,258 | £298,982 | £186,670 |
| Ashford | £345,233 | +0.5% | £557,530 | £283,313 | £163,400 |
| Slough | £342,739 | -0.5% | £684,462 | £362,373 | £223,157 |
| Crawley | £339,520 | +4.9% | £680,173 | £349,491 | £215,523 |
| Canterbury | £336,970 | +3% | £535,221 | £301,448 | £183,391 |
| Fareham | £329,276 | +1.1% | £549,621 | £280,787 | £157,586 |
| Rushmoor | £327,158 | +1.8% | £608,018 | £329,640 | £198,557 |
| Milton Keynes | £325,165 | -0.1% | £550,716 | £271,723 | £165,373 |
| Arun | £321,663 | +3% | £553,881 | £275,563 | £167,541 |
| Havant | £320,071 | +3.8% | £532,765 | £271,961 | £164,279 |
| Eastleigh | £307,619 | +1.4% | £520,781 | £270,083 | £161,900 |
| Swale | £299,297 | +4.8% | £477,921 | £255,823 | £152,971 |
| Worthing | £297,297 | -4.8% | £595,665 | £325,653 | £180,483 |
| Medway | £295,709 | +1% | £530,610 | £273,250 | £167,556 |
| Dover | £273,961 | +3.7% | £470,401 | £230,347 | £143,221 |
| Thanet | £271,187 | +1.8% | £485,648 | £262,440 | £159,652 |
| Portsmouth | £251,776 | +0.5% | £519,649 | £276,049 | £166,966 |
| Eastbourne | £250,637 | -4.1% | £509,897 | £277,740 | £172,592 |
| Isle of Wight | £241,890 | +1.5% | £385,191 | £207,211 | £134,240 |
| Southampton | £235,763 | +0.3% | £418,338 | £251,451 | £152,844 |
| Gosport | £235,744 | +1.7% | £479,981 | £236,225 | £149,020 |
| Hastings | £235,358 | -5.3% | £471,035 | £251,982 | £139,507 |
South East house prices by property type
Average price by type, South East, June 2026. A detached home costs 3.3 times a flat.
Dearest and cheapest South East local authorities
The five highest and five lowest average prices, against the South East average of £378,821.
Highest average price
| Local authority | Average | Against South East |
|---|---|---|
| Elmbridge | £742,760 | +96% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £580,299 | +53% |
| Epsom and Ewell | £570,573 | +51% |
| Waverley | £560,886 | +48% |
| Sevenoaks | £546,101 | +44% |
Lowest average price
| Local authority | Average | Against South East |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings | £235,358 | -38% |
| Gosport | £235,744 | -38% |
| Southampton | £235,763 | -38% |
| Isle of Wight | £241,890 | -36% |
| Eastbourne | £250,637 | -34% |
House prices in every English region
This region set against the other eight, highest average price first.
| Region | Average price | 12-month change | Against South East |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | £550,607 | -3.1% | +45% |
| South East | £378,821 | -0.1% | this region |
| East of England | £335,680 | +0.2% | -11% |
| South West | £302,960 | +1.4% | -20% |
| East Midlands | £238,275 | +1.5% | -37% |
| West Midlands | £234,762 | +3.3% | -38% |
| North West | £219,181 | +4.3% | -42% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £206,511 | +2.9% | -45% |
| North East | £165,098 | +4% | -56% |
The South East ranks 2nd of 9 English regions. The dearest region is London at £550,607, which is 1.45 times the South East average, and the cheapest is North East at £165,098.
Stamp duty, mortgage and solar calculators
Prefilled with the local average price. Change any figure.
£8,941
Effective rate 2.4% on £378,821Residential rates in England from April 2025. Check gov.uk before relying on this.
£1,790 a month
Borrowing £321,998 · deposit £56,823 · total interest £214,933Repayment mortgage, illustrative. The rate is an example; check a lender’s current rate before relying on it.
4,100 kWh a year
Saves about £861 a year (surplus exported at 15p). Cost £6,000, payback 7.0 years.1025 kWh per kWp a year from PVGIS at this location (35° pitch, south-facing, 14% losses). Costs and prices are typical assumptions you can edit.
Streets and addresses in the South East
Postcode districts and areas with street, postcode and address pages.
CountySurrey£520,105 average · CR5, CR3, CR8→Local authorityReigate and Banstead£481,089 average · CR5→Local authorityTandridge£480,535 average · CR3, CR8→Postcode districtCR5Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Chipstead, Netherne-on-the-Hill and Hooley · 174 streets→Postcode districtCR3Caterham, Chaldon, Whyteleafe, Woldingham and Woldingham Garden Village · 156 streets→Postcode districtCR8Purley, Kenley, Woodcote, Russell Hill, Portley & Queens Park and Whyteleafe · 178 streets→
Landmarks and local history
Notable places nearby, from Wikipedia.
CR5 · 0.2 miles from Netherne-on-the-Hill
Netherne-on-the-Hill
Netherne-on-the-Hill is a village in Surrey, England, occupying a plateau once home to Netherne Hospital. The village is across a narrow valley from Hooley in north of the borough of Reigate and Banstead;
CR5 · 0.2 miles from Old Coulsdon
Old Coulsdon
Old Coulsdon is a village near Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon, England, 14.4 miles (23 km) south of Charing Cross. It is the southernmost settlement in Greater London.
CR5 · 0.3 miles from Hooley
Hooley
Hooley is a village in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. Within its small grid of streets is the 13th-century church of Chipstead which has been, since time immemorial, its ecclesiastical parish.
CR5 · 0.4 miles from Old Coulsdon
Dollypers Hill
Dollypers Hill is a 12-hectare (30-acre) nature reserve south east of Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. This urban site has ancient woodland, chalk grassland and scrub.
CR5 · 0.5 miles from Chipstead
Chipstead, Surrey
Chipstead is a predominantly commuter village in the Reigate and Banstead district, in north-east Surrey, England, that has been a small ecclesiastical parish since the Domesday Survey of 1086.
Summaries are from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photographs are from Wikimedia Commons and credited on each card.
South East house prices: questions people ask
What is the average house price in the South East?
The average South East home cost £378,821 in June 2026, down 0.1% in a year, from the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. That is 30% above the England average of £291,581.
Which South East local authority is the most expensive?
Elmbridge has the highest average price at £742,760, and Hastings the lowest at £235,358, out of 63 local authorities.
Where does Door Number have street-level pages in the South East?
Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge: CR5 (Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon, Chipstead, Netherne-on-the-Hill and Hooley), CR3 (Caterham, Chaldon, Whyteleafe, Woldingham and Woldingham Garden Village) and CR8 (Purley, Kenley, Woodcote, Russell Hill, Portley & Queens Park and Whyteleafe).
Answers use data checked monthly. Sources are named in each answer.