South East

South East has 9,278,067 residents in 64 local authorities (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £383,500 over the past two years, from £255,000 in Gosport to £651,500 in Elmbridge.

64 local authorities · 1,271 wards · 261,178 postcode reports · Updated 24 October 2026

9,278,067residentsCensus 2021

£384kmedian sale price240,317 sales, 24 months

21%green within 500 mpostcode average

85%gigabit broadbandpremises, Ofcom 2025

South East by postcode sector

0%30%+

Average share of land within 500 m that is green space, by postcode sector

Local authorities in South East.

Every local authority has its own maps, a page for each ward and a report for every postcode. The greenest is New Forest, with 35% of land near homes in green space.

Local authority	Residents	Median price	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Gigabit	Crime per 1,000	Postcodes
Buckinghamshire	553,078	£460k	22%	43	81%	65	16,137
Milton Keynes	287,060	£350k	23%	85	96%	107	7,876
Medway	279,773	£312k	17%	74	92%	107	6,188
Brighton and Hove	277,103	£417k	12%	187	85%	128	5,079
Southampton	248,922	£261k	16%	116	97%	139	5,814
Portsmouth	208,003	£258k	10%	190	97%	129	4,427
Basingstoke and Deane	185,154	£373k	21%	39	82%	73	5,077
Wokingham	177,503	£490k	17%	46	93%	49	4,478
New Forest	175,785	£383k	35%	39	74%	58	5,521
Maidstone	175,782	£368k	24%	34	81%	93	5,447
Reading	174,224	£350k	13%	117	96%	118	3,794
Arun	164,889	£345k	10%	60	75%	92	5,194
Oxford	162,040	£450k	23%	178	80%	110	3,697
West Berkshire	161,448	£398k	17%	31	88%	67	5,434
Cherwell	161,016	£356k	12%	38	89%	76	4,932
Wealden	160,152	£382k	23%	22	69%	57	6,055
Slough	158,500	£395k	16%	86	97%	109	2,883
Canterbury	157,432	£348k	20%	60	73%	111	4,564
Windsor and Maidenhead	153,496	£538k	21%	57	86%	68	4,541
Mid Sussex	152,566	£440k	20%	56	82%	65	4,616
Swale	151,676	£310k	18%	40	82%	104	4,115
Reigate and Banstead	150,846	£480k	23%	64	88%	74	3,914
South Oxfordshire	149,085	£450k	22%	28	82%	50	5,324
Horsham	146,778	£435k	22%	45	76%	59	4,232
Guildford	143,650	£500k	30%	47	81%	85	4,316
Thanet	140,587	£294k	9%	93	81%	117	4,050
Isle of Wight	140,459	£260k	31%	52	87%	84	5,135
Vale of White Horse	138,913	£398k	20%	34	87%	57	4,301
Elmbridge	138,754	£652k	18%	85	86%	63	3,836
Eastleigh	136,443	£345k	24%	52	90%	69	3,467
Ashford	132,747	£345k	31%	24	75%	82	3,975
Tonbridge and Malling	132,201	£415k	26%	30	85%	70	4,043
Test Valley	130,492	£365k	35%	33	77%	63	3,842
Waverley	128,229	£548k	33%	46	71%	46	4,376
Winchester	127,444	£460k	29%	29	64%	66	4,213
East Hampshire	125,744	£423k	31%	25	74%	49	4,234
Bracknell Forest	124,607	£420k	21%	52	97%	69	3,065
Havant	124,208	£320k	17%	59	95%	90	3,108
Chichester	124,068	£421k	18%	27	67%	84	4,974
Sevenoaks	120,514	£482k	31%	30	76%	64	3,714
Crawley	118,493	£350k	28%	81	95%	136	2,674
Dartford	116,753	£377k	20%	61	84%	115	2,462
Dover	116,410	£293k	21%	30	80%	90	3,933
Tunbridge Wells	115,311	£435k	33%	36	81%	70	3,891
Fareham	114,511	£345k	19%	51	98%	62	3,314
West Oxfordshire	114,237	£395k	18%	26	93%	52	4,117
Worthing	111,338	£350k	6%	96	98%	104	3,136
Folkestone and Hythe	109,758	£317k	21%	57	78%	88	3,682
Gravesham	106,900	£362k	17%	81	83%	96	2,272
Woking	103,943	£447k	22%	72	92%	74	2,589
Spelthorne	102,956	£462k	18%	85	93%	90	2,490
Eastbourne	101,686	£275k	14%	79	87%	144	2,861
Lewes	99,905	£385k	15%	39	71%	75	3,393
Rushmoor	99,756	£362k	18%	88	96%	83	2,345
Hart	99,408	£460k	25%	46	87%	46	2,973
Rother	93,108	£360k	25%	20	71%	74	3,172
Hastings	90,995	£280k	21%	74	76%	147	2,030
Surrey Heath	90,453	£477k	26%	42	89%	65	2,357
Runnymede	88,079	£460k	26%	79	86%	90	2,424
Tandridge	87,876	£495k	24%	35	71%	73	2,344
Mole Valley	87,386	£580k	31%	54	79%	66	3,146
Gosport	81,952	£255k	15%	71	98%	81	1,840
Epsom and Ewell	80,938	£544k	20%	75	96%	88	1,892
Adur	64,544	£378k	10%	92	96%	71	1,853

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · data.police.uk