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Area Signals · August 2026

What the August 2026 figures say about 317 areas

From the official House Price Index and ONS private rents, for every local authority in England and Wales.

The big picture

Prices, typical area+1.6%on a year before
Rents+4.6%on a year before
Gross yield4.4%typical area

What stood out

  1. +6.6% Rents in Lambeth over a year, while prices fell 3.8% 12 months to Aug 2026
  2. +9% Prices in Hartlepool against late 2007 (typical area +57%) Nov 2007 and Apr 2026
  3. −8% Prices in Middlesbrough in the 2008-09 downturn, peak to low (typical area −17%) Nov 2007 to Apr 2009
  4. 36.5 years of its own rent to buy a home in Derbyshire Dales, the most of 316 areas 12 months to Aug 2026
  5. 6.4% vs 3.3% Gross yields in Bristol and South Hams, where homes cost about the same (£357,000) 12 months to Aug 2026

Highest gross yields

  1. 1Newcastle upon Tyne North East 7.0%
  2. 2Portsmouth South East 6.6%
  3. 3Bristol, City of South West 6.4%
  4. 4Manchester North West 6.4%
  5. 5Southampton South East 6.4%
The full ranking

Fastest price growth over the last year

  1. 1Hyndburn North West +7.8%
  2. 2Burnley North West +6.9%
  3. 3North East Derbyshire East Midlands +6.9%
  4. 4St. Helens North West +6.4%
  5. 5Oldham North West +6.1%
The full ranking

Prices rising fastest right now

  1. 1Hyndburn North West +10.4%
  2. 2Burnley North West +8.6%
  3. 3North East Derbyshire East Midlands +8.6%
  4. 4Trafford North West +8.3%
  5. 5St. Helens North West +8.3%

Uses the last three months, so it changes faster than the other lists.

The full ranking

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About these figures

Official figures from HM Land Registry and the ONS, updated with August 2026 data on 22 October 2026. The newest months can be revised. Not financial advice. Download every area's figures.

Sources and licences

Prices come from the UK House Price Index, rents from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

Postcodes are matched to areas with the ONS postcode lookup. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.