The Hauscope Index · October 2026 edition
Asking prices sat 3.4% above the evidence
+3.4%
About £12,000 above what nearby sales support, for the typical home of 7,862 checked.
Across 7,862 homes that buyers checked on Hauscope between 26 August and 1 October 2026, the typical asking price was 3.4%, about £12,000, above our evidence-based estimate for the same home. Highest in Yorkshire and The Humber (5.7%), lowest in the North West (1.3%).
By region
- Yorkshire and The Humber+5.7%
- South West+5.6%
- Wales+4.6%
- West Midlands+4.0%
- South East+3.8%
- East Midlands+3.6%
- North East+3.3%
- London+2.5%
- East of England+1.7%
- North West+1.3%
England and Wales, +3.4%
5 homes couldn't be placed in a region and count only in the national figure.
By postcode area
Among the 25 areas with at least 100 homes.
The five highest
- Taunton (TA)264 homes+10.0%
- Exeter (EX)104 homes+9.2%
- Brighton (BN)112 homes+8.0%
- Bath (BA)101 homes+7.5%
- Dartford (DA)168 homes+6.3%
The five lowest
- Ipswich (IP)138 homes+0.9%
- South West London (SW)248 homes+1.0%
- Derby (DE)103 homes+1.2%
- Colchester (CO)115 homes+1.4%
- North London (N)141 homes+1.5%
Every region
| Where | Gap | Typical gap | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and The Humber | +5.7% | £14,633 | 422 |
| South West | +5.6% | £17,359 | 1,198 |
| Wales | +4.6% | £11,985 | 327 |
| West Midlands | +4.0% | £13,000 | 595 |
| South East | +3.8% | £16,393 | 1,242 |
| East Midlands | +3.6% | £10,814 | 657 |
| North East | +3.3% | £5,500 | 214 |
| London | +2.5% | £15,000 | 1,803 |
| East of England | +1.7% | £7,000 | 849 |
| North West | +1.3% | £2,991 | 550 |
Every postcode area (79 with at least 30 homes)
| Where | Gap | Typical gap | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay (TQ) | +16.5% | £40,624 | 34 |
| York (YO) | +11.8% | £20,062 | 58 |
| Taunton (TA) | +10.0% | £30,047 | 264 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | +9.9% | £33,000 | 79 |
| Dorchester (DT) | +9.5% | £34,000 | 47 |
| Exeter (EX) | +9.2% | £33,500 | 104 |
| Hereford (HR) | +9.0% | £31,000 | 36 |
| Swansea (SA) | +8.8% | £20,938 | 46 |
| Doncaster (DN) | +8.5% | £22,000 | 99 |
| Salisbury (SP) | +8.2% | £32,000 | 31 |
| Brighton (BN) | +8.0% | £31,500 | 112 |
| Bath (BA) | +7.5% | £25,264 | 101 |
| Tunbridge Wells (TN) | +7.3% | £29,000 | 83 |
| Lincoln (LN) | +7.1% | £25,019 | 59 |
| Northampton (NN) | +7.0% | £24,769 | 77 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | +7.0% | £35,000 | 71 |
| Slough (SL) | +6.7% | £29,810 | 31 |
| Dartford (DA) | +6.3% | £32,707 | 168 |
| Leeds (LS) | +6.1% | £13,500 | 92 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | +6.1% | £26,151 | 91 |
| Gloucester (GL) | +5.6% | £15,000 | 98 |
| Darlington (DL) | +5.6% | £10,000 | 43 |
| Redhill (RH) | +5.3% | £23,917 | 63 |
| Walsall (WS) | +5.3% | £15,000 | 57 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | +5.3% | £12,195 | 53 |
| Stevenage (SG) | +4.9% | £27,475 | 80 |
| Romford (RM) | +4.8% | £25,000 | 59 |
| Newport (NP) | +4.7% | £13,468 | 104 |
| Reading (RG) | +4.6% | £17,000 | 121 |
| Llandudno (LL) | +4.4% | £7,218 | 51 |
| Guildford (GU) | +4.2% | £26,571 | 89 |
| North West London (NW) | +4.2% | £21,000 | 80 |
| Coventry (CV) | +4.1% | £15,978 | 127 |
| Birmingham (B) | +4.0% | £14,000 | 161 |
| Stockport (SK) | +4.0% | £20,000 | 108 |
| Cardiff (CF) | +4.0% | £10,500 | 108 |
| Peterborough (PE) | +3.8% | £12,967 | 135 |
| Southampton (SO) | +3.7% | £15,000 | 178 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | +3.3% | £13,168 | 63 |
| Liverpool (L) | +3.3% | £7,550 | 42 |
| East London (E) | +3.2% | £18,171 | 191 |
| Cambridge (CB) | +3.2% | £15,000 | 117 |
| Canterbury (CT) | +3.2% | £8,835 | 84 |
| Bromley (BR) | +3.1% | £18,500 | 88 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | +3.1% | £8,808 | 82 |
| West London (W) | +2.3% | £20,000 | 161 |
| Oxford (OX) | +2.3% | £7,752 | 84 |
| Plymouth (PL) | +2.3% | £10,804 | 53 |
| Nottingham (NG) | +2.2% | £6,000 | 209 |
| South East London (SE) | +2.1% | £10,000 | 387 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | +2.1% | £6,000 | 34 |
| Bristol (BS) | +2.0% | £5,215 | 312 |
| Telford (TF) | +1.9% | £6,500 | 36 |
| Preston (PR) | +1.8% | £3,619 | 62 |
| Twickenham (TW) | +1.7% | £10,000 | 97 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | +1.6% | £3,000 | 117 |
| North London (N) | +1.5% | £7,077 | 141 |
| Leicester (LE) | +1.5% | £5,209 | 89 |
| Colchester (CO) | +1.4% | £5,346 | 115 |
| Worcester (WR) | +1.4% | £4,908 | 54 |
| Derby (DE) | +1.2% | £4,000 | 103 |
| Medway (ME) | +1.1% | £4,000 | 67 |
| Sheffield (S) | +1.1% | £5,000 | 53 |
| South West London (SW) | +1.0% | £7,802 | 248 |
| Ipswich (IP) | +0.9% | £2,654 | 138 |
| Croydon (CR) | +0.2% | £1,000 | 91 |
| Manchester (M) | +0.1% | £254 | 90 |
| Wakefield (WF) | +0.1% | £294 | 60 |
| Sutton (SM) | +0.1% | £406 | 43 |
| Warrington (WA) | −0.8% | −£3,343 | 62 |
| Chester (CH) | −1.0% | −£3,129 | 44 |
| Durham (DH) | −1.0% | −£2,225 | 41 |
| Watford (WD) | −1.5% | −£6,702 | 36 |
| Harrow (HA) | −1.6% | −£7,178 | 30 |
| Crewe (CW) | −2.3% | −£7,500 | 54 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | −2.8% | −£25,000 | 71 |
| Norwich (NR) | −2.9% | −£8,000 | 82 |
| Swindon (SN) | −3.1% | −£7,272 | 62 |
| St Albans (AL) | −3.9% | −£17,691 | 30 |
This edition counts only homes checked from 26 August 2026, when we changed how our estimate picks comparable sales, so every home in it is measured the same way. Each home counts once. Gaps beyond ±50%, homes where we were too uncertain to show buyers an estimate, and postcode areas with fewer than 30 homes are left out.
These figures were fixed on 20 October 2026 and won't change. Later editions get their own page.