Housing · 2026

House price change over 12 months: local authority ranking

House price change over 12 months: Newry, Mourne and Down comes top with 12.8% and Westminster comes last with −20.7%. The median across 360 local authorities is 2.2%.

Podium and top 100

1Newry, Mourne and Down12.8%2Derry City and Strabane12.4%3Fermanagh and Omagh11.0%

#	Local authority	Region	House price change over 12 months
1	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	12.8%
2	Derry City and Strabane	Northern Ireland	12.4%
3	Fermanagh and Omagh	Northern Ireland	11.0%
4	Mid Ulster	Northern Ireland	10.5%
5	Lisburn and Castlereagh	Northern Ireland	9.7%
6	Trafford	North West	9.6%
6	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	9.6%
8	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon	Northern Ireland	9.2%
9	Antrim and Newtownabbey	Northern Ireland	8.8%
10	Burnley	North West	8.6%
11	Hyndburn	North West	8.5%
11	Harborough	East Midlands	8.5%
11	South Ayrshire	Scotland	8.5%
14	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	8.4%
15	Pendle	North West	8.3%
16	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	8.2%
17	Liverpool	North West	8.1%
18	Westmorland and Furness	North West	7.7%
18	Belfast	Northern Ireland	7.7%
20	Northumberland	North East	7.3%
20	Preston	North West	7.3%
20	St. Helens	North West	7.3%
23	Fylde	North West	7.2%
23	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	7.2%
23	East Ayrshire	Scotland	7.2%
26	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	7.1%
26	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	7.1%
28	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	7.0%
29	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.9%
30	Blackpool	North West	6.8%
31	Wirral	North West	6.7%
31	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	6.7%
33	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	6.6%
34	North Tyneside	North East	6.5%
35	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	6.3%
36	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	6.2%
36	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	6.2%
38	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	6.1%
38	Highland	Scotland	6.1%
40	Carmarthenshire	Wales	6.0%
41	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	5.9%
41	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	5.9%
41	Bolton	North West	5.9%
44	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	5.8%
44	East Cambridgeshire	East	5.8%
44	High Peak	East Midlands	5.8%
47	Vale of White Horse	South East	5.7%
48	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	5.6%
48	Moray	Scotland	5.6%
50	Hartlepool	North East	5.5%
50	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	5.5%
50	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	5.5%
50	Gwynedd	Wales	5.5%
54	Warrington	North West	5.4%
54	Inverclyde	Scotland	5.4%
54	Fife	Scotland	5.4%
57	North Hertfordshire	East	5.3%
57	South Tyneside	North East	5.3%
57	Barking and Dagenham	London	5.3%
60	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	5.2%
60	West Lancashire	North West	5.2%
60	North Ayrshire	Scotland	5.2%
63	Angus	Scotland	5.1%
64	Cheshire East	North West	5.0%
65	Gloucester	South West	4.9%
65	Lancaster	North West	4.9%
65	Falkirk	Scotland	4.9%
68	Amber Valley	East Midlands	4.8%
68	Sunderland	North East	4.8%
70	County Durham	North East	4.7%
70	Chesterfield	East Midlands	4.7%
70	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	4.7%
70	Wyre	North West	4.7%
70	Cherwell	South East	4.7%
70	Oldham	North West	4.7%
70	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.7%
70	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	4.7%
70	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	4.7%
79	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	4.6%
80	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.5%
80	Rochdale	North West	4.5%
80	Scottish Borders	Scotland	4.5%
80	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	4.5%
84	Harlow	East	4.4%
85	East Lindsey	East Midlands	4.3%
85	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	4.3%
85	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.3%
88	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	4.2%
88	Stockport	North West	4.2%
88	Caerphilly	Wales	4.2%
91	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	4.1%
91	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	4.1%
91	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	4.1%
94	Surrey Heath	South East	4.0%
94	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	4.0%
94	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	4.0%
97	Bedford	East	3.9%
97	Ribble Valley	North West	3.9%
97	Wigan	North West	3.9%
100	North Somerset	South West	3.8%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Local authority	Region	House price change over 12 months
344	Islington	London	−4.9%
347	Tandridge	South East	−5.0%
347	Newham	London	−5.0%
349	South Hams	South West	−5.3%
350	Wandsworth	London	−5.5%
351	Lambeth	London	−6.3%
352	Rutland	East Midlands	−6.5%
353	Shetland Islands	Scotland	−7.0%
354	Aberdeen City	Scotland	−8.7%
355	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	−9.0%
356	Camden	London	−10.1%
357	Kensington and Chelsea	London	−14.1%
358	Tower Hamlets	London	−14.4%
359	City of London	London	−17.4%
360	Westminster	London	−20.7%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which local authority ranks first for “House price change over 12 months”?

Newry, Mourne and Down ranks first for “House price change over 12 months”, with 12.8%.

What is the median for “House price change over 12 months”?

The median across the 360 ranked local authorities is 2.2%.