Revealed: the most expensive postcodes in the UK

Areas in London dominate the list of the UK’s most prestigious postcodes. Do you live in one?

Houses near Regent's Park in London
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While the average property price in the UK is £298,602, according to Halifax’s house price index, there are some areas of the country where a home will cost you up to 20 times more than this.

Many of these places are in London, where the average property price is £545,183. The capital is home to nine out of ten of the most expensive postcodes in the UK.

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Postcode

Median property price

Location

1

W1B

£4,375,000

City of Westminster (London)

2

W1K

£3,650,000

City of Westminster

3

SW1X

£2,800,000

Kensington and Chelsea (London)

4

W1J

£2,675,100

City of Westminster

5

SW1H

£2,550,000

City of Westminster

6

SW1E

£2,325,000

City of Westminster

7

EC3A

£2,200,000

City of London (London)

8

EC2M

£2,200,000

City of London

9

WC2R

£2,000,000

City of Westminster

10

EN5

£1,875,000

Hertsmere

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Postcode

Ave (median) price

Location

1

EN5

£1,875,000

Hertsmere (Hertfordshire)

2

HA6

£1,220,000

Three Rivers (Hertfordshire)

3

BR6

£1,155,000

Sevenoaks (Kent)

4

HP9

£950,000

Buckinghamshire

5

SM2

£915,050

Epsom and Ewell (Surrey)

6

GU25

£912,500

Runnymede (Surrey)

7

HA7

£885,000

Hertsmere

8

KT24

£870,000

Guildford (Surrey)

9

KT10

£850,000

Elmbridge (Surrey)

10

KT11

£845,000

Elmbridge

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Postcode

Ave (median) price

Location

1

W1B

£4,375,000

City of Westminster

2

W1K

£3,650,000

City of Westminster

3

SW1X

£2,800,000

Kensington and Chelsea

4

W1J

£2,675,100

City of Westminster

5

SW1H

£2,550,000

City of Westminster

6

SW1E

£2,325,000

City of Westminster

7

EC3A

£2,200,000

City of London

8

EC2M

£2,200,000

City of London

9

WC2R

£2,000,000

City of Westminster

10

W1D

£1,750,000

City of Westminster

11

W1G

£1,630,000

City of Westminster

12

W8

£1,580,000

Kensington and Chelsea

13

SW1Y

£1,560,000

City of Westminster

14

SW7

£1,500,000

Kensington and Chelsea

15

SM7

£1,450,000

Sutton

16

SW1W

£1,450,000

City of Westminster

17

EC2R

£1,440,000

City of London

18

SW3

£1,425,000

Kensington and Chelsea

19

W1U

£1,415,000

City of Westminster

20

SW1A

£1,400,000

City of Westminster

Daniel is a digital journalist at Moneyweek and enjoys writing about personal finance, economics, and politics. He previously worked at The Economist in their Audience team.

Daniel studied History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and specialised in the history of political thought. In his free time, he likes reading, listening to music, and cooking overambitious meals.