Where you buy in a city changes the price of the same home more than almost anything else. In Sheffield a typical 3-bedroom house sells for £120,875 in S4 (85 m²) and £399,715 in S17 (91 m²): about the same size of house, for £278,840 more.
Across the 31 cities, the dearest district asks a typical £168,353 more than the cheapest for a 3-bedroom house.
| City | Cheapest district | 3-bed house | Dearest district | 3-bed house | Times more | City typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | S4 | £120,875 | S17 | £399,715 | 3.31× | £242,000 |
| Middlesbrough | TS1 | £82,389 | TS9 | £250,742 | 3.04× | £157,000 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE17 | £154,638 | NE20 | £457,107 | 2.96× | £235,000 |
| Birmingham | B6 | £170,829 | B15 | £446,087 | 2.61× | £257,000 |
| Manchester | M38 | £183,429 | M21 | £469,167 | 2.56× | £280,000 |
| Doncaster | DN1 | £100,984 | DN10 | £258,854 | 2.56× | £179,000 |
| Liverpool | L4 | £143,896 | L1 | £363,124 | 2.52× | £225,000 |
| Swansea | SA1 | £157,151 | SA3 | £380,150 | 2.42× | £216,000 |
| Bristol | BS11 | £304,460 | BS8 | £715,158 | 2.35× | £385,000 |
| Leeds | LS11 | £170,726 | LS17 | £398,751 | 2.34× | £275,000 |
| Bournemouth | BH1 | £295,263 | BH3 | £690,281 | 2.34× | £396,000 |
| Hull | HU3 | £120,560 | HU10 | £271,321 | 2.25× | £172,000 |
| Bradford | BD3 | £117,436 | BD11 | £261,231 | 2.22× | £183,000 |
| Wirral | CH46 | £212,363 | CH60 | £454,088 | 2.14× | £275,000 |
| Nottingham | NG7 | £178,782 | NG2 | £347,226 | 1.94× | £249,000 |
| Wolverhampton | WV2 | £180,268 | WV5 | £331,268 | 1.84× | £258,000 |
| York | YO43 | £242,732 | YO1 | £438,549 | 1.81× | £330,000 |
| Stockport | SK5 | £248,728 | SK12 | £436,770 | 1.76× | £343,000 |
| Walsall | WS2 | £181,316 | WS9 | £317,303 | 1.75× | £247,000 |
| Stoke-On-Trent | ST6 | £154,837 | ST9 | £266,600 | 1.72× | £197,000 |
| Reading | RG30 | £362,961 | RG10 | £604,412 | 1.67× | £448,000 |
| Plymouth | PL5 | £224,832 | PL8 | £374,941 | 1.67× | £264,000 |
| Cambridge | CB23 | £389,151 | CB3 | £635,429 | 1.63× | £470,000 |
| Worcester | WR4 | £259,581 | WR7 | £403,295 | 1.55× | £299,000 |
| Southampton | SO14 | £273,889 | SO32 | £398,540 | 1.46× | £333,000 |
| Milton Keynes | MK6 | £303,209 | MK17 | £440,931 | 1.45× | £361,000 |
| Cardiff | CF3 | £252,344 | CF14 | £362,024 | 1.43× | £303,000 |
| Norwich | NR3 | £238,025 | NR11 | £333,904 | 1.40× | £297,000 |
| Derby | DE24 | £206,020 | DE73 | £286,345 | 1.39× | £246,000 |
| Ipswich | IP2 | £247,840 | IP9 | £336,969 | 1.36× | £284,000 |
| Leicester | LE3 | £255,415 | LE7 | £307,418 | 1.20× | £275,000 |
The typical price is the median sale price of 3-bedroom houses (not flats) in each postcode district over the last five years, brought to today's prices with the UK House Price Index. Sales from HM Land Registry are matched to the EPC register for the number of bedrooms and floor area. We compare only districts where at least 30 homes sold last year, in cities with at least 8 such districts. London is left out.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Energy Performance of Buildings register (MHCLG); UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents; Bank of England quoted household interest rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.