The Detached Premium: House Versus Flat
In some postcode areas a detached house costs more than four times the price of a flat. In others, barely twice. We mapped the gap between the grandest and the most modest homes.
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In some postcode areas a detached house costs more than four times the price of a flat. In others, barely twice. We mapped the gap between the grandest and the most modest homes.
Read MoreWe compared house prices in every postcode area in 2018 against 2025. The result turns the old story on its head: the cheapest corners of the North saw prices surge by 70 percent, while parts of prime central London actually fell.
Read MoreWe analysed every property sale in England and Wales from 2018 to 2026, almost 8 million transactions, to find the most and least expensive postcodes, the priciest streets in the country and the truth about the new-build premium.
Read MoreThe average British home now costs well over £300,000, but in a handful of postcodes the majority of homes still sell for under £100,000. We found the places where a six-figure budget is more than enough to buy outright.
Read MoreAlmost 800,000 brand-new homes were sold in England and Wales between 2018 and 2026. We mapped where they went, and found whole new neighbourhoods rising out of old docks, railway sidings and Olympic parkland.
Read MoreNearly a quarter of homes sold in England and Wales are leasehold, meaning the owner does not own the land beneath them. We mapped where leasehold rules, and uncovered a belt of the North West where most houses, not just flats, are sold this way.
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