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Average Stamp Duty by Local Authority

What a home mover, a first-time buyer and an additional-property buyer would pay on the homes that actually sold in each of the 318 local authorities in England and Wales, August 2025 to July 2026. Built by running 656,217 HM Land Registry sales through our calculator.

Key Takeaways

  • 31.3% of home sales in England now carry a stamp duty bill for a home mover that would have been £0 before April 2025.
  • The average home mover's bill ranges from £156,670 in Kensington and Chelsea to £882 in City of Kingston upon Hull, about 178 times apart.
  • First-time buyers get no relief on 18.2% of English sales, rising to 86.4% in Kensington and Chelsea and 65.4% in St Albans.
  • In Wales, 53.1% of sales pay no Land Transaction Tax, against 7.1% of English sales paying no SDLT.

Headline figures

£300,000

Median sale price, England

£5,000

Median home mover bill, England

31.3%

English sales newly paying since April 2025

53.1%

Welsh sales paying no LTT

The average home mover bill in England is £10,707, well above the median of £5,000, because a small number of very expensive sales pull the average up. On the same homes a first-time buyer would pay £8,255 on average and an additional-property buyer £29,268. These are calculated bills, not HMRC receipts. See how we worked this out.

Where stamp duty is highest and lowest

Stamp duty is charged at the same rates across England, so the bill depends on local prices. The average home mover in Kensington and Chelsea would pay £156,670, while one in City of Kingston upon Hull would pay £882.

10 highest average bills, England
Local authorityMedian priceAverage mover bill
Kensington and Chelsea£1,050,000£156,670
City of Westminster£805,000£112,790
Camden£750,000£75,738
Hammersmith and Fulham£675,000£50,822
Richmond upon Thames£710,000£48,463
Elmbridge£657,500£47,749
Islington£645,000£42,536
Wandsworth£635,000£39,906
Merton£540,000£35,663
Barnet£590,000£35,096
10 lowest average bills, England
Local authorityMedian priceAverage mover bill
City of Kingston upon Hull£140,000£882
Blackpool£140,000£963
Hyndburn£145,000£1,219
Stoke-on-Trent£160,000£1,469
Burnley£140,000£1,486
Middlesbrough£160,000£1,666
Sunderland£153,000£1,755
Redcar and Cleveland£165,500£1,802
North East Lincolnshire£160,000£1,823
County Durham£144,000£1,902

Rankings include areas with at least 300 sales in the period.

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Sales newly paying stamp duty since April 2025

On 1 April 2025 the nil-rate band for home movers in England fell from £250,000 to £125,000. A sale between those two figures used to carry no stamp duty for a home mover and now carries up to £2,500. That band is where much of the Midlands and the North trades, so the change landed unevenly: 63.8% of sales in City of Nottingham fall in it, against 31.3% across England.

Bar chart: share of home sales newly paying stamp duty since April 2025, highest 12 areas in England, led by City of Nottingham at 63.8%
Share of sales newly paying stamp duty, top 10 in England
Local authorityMedian priceNewly paying
City of Nottingham£200,00063.8%
Lincoln£190,00063.6%
Ashfield£195,00062.9%
Bolsover£180,00060.9%
Tameside£218,00060.3%
Erewash£220,00060.0%
Stoke-on-Trent£160,00059.3%
Wigan£200,00059.0%
Knowsley£195,00058.5%
Oldham£215,00058.0%

Want the bill on a specific price under both sets of rules? The April 2025 changes, one year on walks through it.

Where first-time buyer relief runs out

First-time buyers in England pay nothing up to £300,000 and 5% on the part from £300,001 to £500,000. Above £500,000 the relief is withdrawn entirely and they pay standard rates. Across England, 51.2% of sales are at £300,000 or less, so a first-time buyer would pay nothing on them. In much of London and the commuter belt the picture is reversed.

Bar chart: share of sales above £500,000 where first-time buyers get no relief, highest 12 areas in England, led by Kensington and Chelsea at 86.4%
Share of sales above £500,000, top 10 in England
Local authorityMedian priceNo FTB relief
Kensington and Chelsea£1,050,00086.4%
City of Westminster£805,00080.6%
Camden£750,00076.2%
Richmond upon Thames£710,00073.1%
Hammersmith and Fulham£675,00071.1%
Islington£645,00070.1%
Elmbridge£657,50066.9%
Wandsworth£635,00065.6%
St Albans£620,00065.4%
Hackney£589,95063.1%

Check your own position with the first-time buyer stamp duty calculator.

Wales: Land Transaction Tax by area

Wales charges Land Transaction Tax, not SDLT. Its nil-rate band is £225,000 for anyone not paying the higher rates, and there is no first-time buyer relief, so a cheaper sale is far more likely to pay nothing. 53.1% of Welsh sales paid no LTT, rising to 81.0% in Blaenau Gwent. The highest average bill is in The Vale of Glamorgan at £9,766.

Highest average LTT bills
Local authorityMedian priceAverage bill
The Vale of Glamorgan£290,000£9,766
Monmouthshire£325,000£9,453
Cardiff£270,000£7,417
Powys£250,000£4,874
Isle of Anglesey£230,000£4,458
Most sales paying no LTT
Local authorityMedian pricePay nothing
Blaenau Gwent£142,00081.0%
Merthyr Tydfil£145,00079.6%
Neath Port Talbot£165,00076.6%
Rhondda Cynon Taff£163,00072.8%
Torfaen£196,00062.1%

Work out a Welsh bill with the Wales LTT calculator.

Every local authority in England and Wales

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Showing 318 of 318 areas. Select a column heading to sort.

Kensington and Chelsea1,225£1,050,000£48,750£156,670£156,037£251,2260.7%86.4%
City of Westminster1,584£805,000£30,250£112,790£111,879£186,7291.4%80.6%
Camden1,465£750,000£27,500£75,738£74,614£133,2631.3%76.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham1,562£675,000£23,750£50,822£49,472£96,8192.4%71.1%
Richmond upon Thames2,202£710,000£25,500£48,463£47,180£93,9180.9%73.1%
Elmbridge1,720£657,500£22,875£47,749£46,296£91,7004.2%66.9%
Islington1,566£645,000£22,250£42,536£41,101£84,4451.4%70.1%
City of London112£745,000£27,250£41,914£40,842£85,2870.0%78.6%
Wandsworth3,854£635,000£21,750£39,906£38,330£80,3413.2%65.6%
Merton1,805£540,000£17,000£35,663£33,609£72,3083.9%55.2%
Barnet2,600£590,000£19,500£35,096£33,296£72,1074.2%59.7%
Haringey1,749£580,000£19,000£34,070£32,234£70,7093.0%60.4%
St Albans1,749£620,000£21,000£32,279£30,789£68,6115.3%65.4%
Hackney1,715£589,950£19,498£30,910£29,199£66,5013.0%63.1%
Waverley1,690£540,000£17,000£30,812£28,925£64,8568.3%54.8%
Southwark2,337£535,000£16,750£30,399£28,270£64,8413.0%54.2%
Brent1,442£550,000£17,500£29,114£27,179£62,4004.4%56.4%
Three Rivers940£562,916£18,146£28,326£26,466£61,8214.9%58.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead1,625£530,000£16,500£27,431£25,444£59,9387.0%54.0%
Lambeth2,884£540,000£17,000£27,114£24,975£59,8712.4%54.8%
Sevenoaks1,395£490,000£14,500£26,977£24,692£58,6956.0%48.0%
Ealing2,158£530,000£16,500£26,627£24,671£58,8296.1%54.8%
Mole Valley981£580,000£19,000£26,329£24,635£58,8388.0%58.4%
Kingston upon Thames1,591£560,000£18,000£26,003£23,966£58,6333.5%55.7%
Hertsmere1,054£550,000£17,500£25,464£23,529£56,9535.0%55.9%
Hounslow1,672£480,000£14,000£24,922£22,459£54,9196.9%43.8%
Guildford1,669£495,000£14,750£24,735£22,529£55,3818.4%48.1%
Brentwood1,100£500,000£15,000£24,484£22,344£55,0767.1%49.9%
Oxford1,208£452,000£12,600£23,924£21,191£53,3876.7%39.2%
Cotswold1,260£440,000£12,000£23,689£21,225£52,59310.7%40.5%
Tandridge1,003£495,000£14,750£23,067£20,865£52,8556.9%48.7%
Epping Forest1,453£517,000£15,850£23,034£20,931£53,4066.1%52.6%
Cambridge1,065£481,000£14,050£22,263£19,891£51,2277.6%45.8%
Runnymede996£468,000£13,400£22,163£19,745£49,97212.0%41.0%
Bromley3,636£520,000£16,000£21,535£19,427£50,9214.8%52.6%
Epsom and Ewell880£565,000£18,250£21,450£19,601£51,2256.1%57.4%
Buckinghamshire6,325£465,000£13,250£21,349£19,001£49,57010.5%43.5%
Winchester1,643£462,000£13,100£21,173£18,758£49,3239.0%43.2%
Tunbridge Wells1,398£440,000£12,000£20,617£18,227£48,33612.4%41.2%
Harrow1,286£555,000£17,750£20,554£18,842£49,4746.8%58.9%
Redbridge1,818£520,000£16,000£20,327£18,326£48,7187.2%52.5%
South Oxfordshire1,752£450,000£12,500£20,077£17,406£47,7207.7%39.8%
Reigate and Banstead1,819£480,000£14,000£20,037£17,844£47,78211.0%45.1%
Waltham Forest2,296£548,000£17,400£19,934£18,036£49,1443.1%58.5%
Dacorum1,768£450,000£12,500£19,775£17,234£47,16410.5%40.2%
Chichester1,529£432,000£11,600£19,239£16,708£45,55710.9%38.1%
Woking1,260£450,000£12,500£19,211£16,761£46,06512.6%40.2%
Enfield1,968£472,500£13,625£19,082£16,612£46,2657.7%43.3%
Tower Hamlets2,026£469,500£13,475£18,906£16,229£46,0704.1%41.6%
Lewisham2,476£470,000£13,500£18,773£16,240£46,1536.2%43.5%
Hillingdon2,030£514,000£15,700£18,654£16,655£45,8678.2%52.3%
Surrey Heath1,172£490,000£14,500£18,651£16,497£45,68411.7%46.6%
Wokingham2,130£480,000£14,000£18,325£15,945£45,0438.5%44.7%
East Hampshire1,677£425,000£11,250£18,031£15,444£43,70812.3%36.4%
Uttlesford1,189£460,000£13,000£17,958£15,388£44,4188.5%41.5%
Welwyn Hatfield1,068£431,000£11,550£17,606£14,998£43,13512.5%36.3%
East Hertfordshire1,934£450,000£12,500£17,411£14,850£43,19510.2%39.3%
Greenwich2,103£455,000£12,750£17,214£14,426£42,8786.6%37.3%
West Oxfordshire1,398£395,000£9,750£17,001£14,120£41,36812.2%31.1%
South Cambridgeshire1,779£428,000£11,400£16,651£13,887£41,6568.4%35.8%
Sutton1,936£457,500£12,875£16,633£14,111£41,7469.6%40.3%
Brighton and Hove3,206£425,000£11,250£16,233£13,553£40,92813.0%35.0%
Bracknell Forest1,508£416,000£10,800£16,213£13,359£40,24511.6%32.2%
Bath and North East Somerset2,315£395,000£9,750£16,174£13,302£40,39412.4%30.8%
Mid Sussex2,090£440,000£12,000£16,010£13,405£40,70112.1%36.9%
North Hertfordshire1,648£422,000£11,100£15,893£13,414£40,17115.6%35.9%
Hart1,344£450,000£12,500£15,867£13,396£40,77111.5%39.8%
Horsham1,985£434,500£11,725£15,649£12,948£40,03912.4%34.6%
Trafford2,693£380,000£9,000£14,676£11,825£37,37715.9%27.0%
New Forest2,383£386,500£9,325£14,565£11,777£37,71912.5%30.8%
Havering2,688£455,000£12,750£14,510£11,606£38,4557.9%34.1%
Spelthorne1,091£465,000£13,250£14,449£11,724£38,4639.4%36.9%
Stratford-on-Avon1,991£368,000£8,400£14,260£11,401£36,65915.9%26.8%
Watford848£420,000£11,000£14,123£11,375£37,37813.4%32.0%
Tonbridge and Malling1,672£410,000£10,500£14,050£11,009£37,09411.4%27.9%
West Berkshire1,968£390,000£9,500£14,004£11,104£36,58016.5%27.2%
Chelmsford2,224£405,000£10,250£13,751£10,876£36,38215.0%29.0%
Croydon3,204£430,000£11,500£13,711£10,974£36,78912.2%34.0%
Vale of White Horse1,725£390,000£9,500£13,524£10,534£35,99312.8%28.0%
Broxbourne1,088£425,000£11,250£13,503£10,512£36,25714.2%28.0%
Cheltenham1,742£330,000£6,500£13,472£10,866£34,84123.6%24.6%
Wealden2,217£375,000£8,750£13,412£10,384£35,59512.0%25.9%
Maldon891£385,000£9,250£13,319£10,243£35,61810.8%28.4%
Newham1,442£435,000£11,750£12,947£9,774£35,6018.0%28.8%
South Hams1,293£353,000£7,650£12,811£10,047£34,15820.6%25.5%
Lewes1,397£385,000£9,250£12,726£9,681£34,69012.7%26.2%
Bexley2,328£430,000£11,500£12,654£9,638£34,9639.4%30.3%
Basingstoke and Deane2,274£375,000£8,750£12,539£9,497£33,91214.6%24.8%
Test Valley1,669£360,000£8,000£12,177£9,213£33,21916.7%24.2%
Rochford1,162£405,000£10,250£11,934£8,509£33,5357.4%23.9%
Rother1,249£355,000£7,750£11,737£8,944£32,40919.5%24.9%
Rutland576£335,000£6,750£11,544£8,804£31,86625.3%22.9%
Stroud1,573£340,000£7,000£11,345£8,417£31,49320.0%21.5%
Warwick2,048£350,000£7,500£11,257£8,219£31,54619.2%21.0%
Adur793£381,000£9,050£11,157£7,759£31,93711.9%21.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,182£335,000£6,750£11,128£8,201£30,82022.6%19.5%
City of Bristol5,440£351,000£7,550£10,994£7,751£31,16317.0%19.0%
Cherwell1,943£350,000£7,500£10,964£7,742£30,96616.6%19.4%
Basildon2,191£360,000£8,000£10,926£7,544£31,20514.0%19.2%
Solihull2,550£337,500£6,875£10,904£8,240£30,66424.3%22.9%
Maidstone2,145£365,000£8,250£10,745£7,582£30,76514.3%20.9%
Slough771£397,500£9,875£10,419£7,355£30,44518.8%21.7%
Bromsgrove1,167£337,500£6,875£10,336£7,432£29,79121.9%20.5%
Ashford1,651£345,000£7,250£10,327£7,200£30,03017.2%20.1%
Rushcliffe1,751£330,000£6,500£10,317£7,349£29,72422.4%19.5%
Dartford1,333£375,000£8,750£10,149£6,757£29,82314.2%17.8%
Southend-on-Sea2,162£350,000£7,500£10,133£7,125£29,47520.6%19.7%
East Devon2,211£325,000£6,250£10,130£7,330£29,31822.7%20.3%
Central Bedfordshire4,088£365,000£8,250£10,071£6,754£29,60714.6%18.6%
Castle Point1,096£370,000£8,500£10,050£6,315£29,80210.1%16.0%
Gravesham996£367,500£8,375£10,035£6,510£29,62913.0%16.9%
Cheshire East5,921£299,950£4,998£10,012£7,546£28,30232.2%18.1%
Harborough1,407£325,000£6,250£9,924£6,864£29,11321.4%18.3%
Lichfield1,428£310,000£5,500£9,902£7,155£28,58527.7%18.3%
Malvern Hills1,043£337,500£6,875£9,893£6,973£29,22220.1%21.7%
Dorset5,406£340,000£7,000£9,878£6,974£28,93822.2%19.6%
Fareham1,669£345,000£7,250£9,868£6,568£29,13414.1%18.3%
Arun2,412£340,000£7,000£9,867£6,801£28,91617.5%18.2%
Derbyshire Dales911£320,000£6,000£9,854£7,173£28,89329.6%20.6%
Bedford1,944£350,000£7,500£9,793£6,479£29,01016.9%17.1%
The Vale of GlamorganWales1,787£290,000£3,900£9,766£9,766£27,553n/an/a
Wychavon1,582£331,000£6,550£9,684£6,753£28,66523.6%19.3%
Tewkesbury1,408£325,000£6,250£9,602£6,651£28,30922.4%18.5%
Canterbury1,818£345,000£7,250£9,591£6,306£28,58917.8%16.3%
East Cambridgeshire1,025£339,000£6,950£9,585£6,461£28,63619.4%19.0%
Wiltshire6,540£325,000£6,250£9,527£6,632£28,12724.1%17.9%
Babergh1,256£325,000£6,250£9,520£6,415£28,33622.1%17.1%
MonmouthshireWales1,173£325,000£6,000£9,453£9,453£27,789n/an/a
Reading1,699£346,000£7,300£9,393£6,140£28,24120.0%16.5%
Braintree2,065£340,000£7,000£9,173£5,886£27,78217.8%16.2%
Milton Keynes2,974£340,000£7,000£9,100£6,093£27,43517.9%17.4%
Rushmoor1,134£370,000£8,500£9,098£5,802£27,72919.4%15.6%
Barking and Dagenham1,115£385,000£9,250£9,090£5,155£27,90814.0%8.3%
Isles of Scilly *16£350,000£7,500£9,080£6,708£28,02825.0%31.3%
Eastleigh1,912£345,000£7,250£9,065£5,739£27,65118.3%15.6%
North Somerset3,189£320,000£6,000£9,043£6,079£27,25424.0%16.3%
Worthing1,410£342,500£7,125£8,953£5,951£27,30822.5%17.4%
Stockport3,906£310,000£5,500£8,800£5,915£26,80427.8%16.5%
South Gloucestershire3,690£340,000£7,000£8,782£5,289£27,13715.7%14.1%
Havant1,537£325,000£6,250£8,631£5,427£26,46519.3%13.8%
Thurrock1,749£358,000£7,900£8,606£4,887£26,85117.8%10.3%
Exeter1,356£300,000£5,000£8,600£5,586£26,12027.2%13.1%
Mid Suffolk1,516£308,000£5,400£8,459£5,437£26,23625.7%14.3%
Folkestone and Hythe1,496£320,000£6,000£8,389£5,268£26,01721.9%13.4%
York2,348£302,500£5,125£8,326£5,190£25,80029.3%12.3%
Crawley1,014£350,000£7,500£8,295£4,636£26,26318.6%10.7%
East Suffolk3,345£285,000£4,250£8,251£5,492£25,04735.1%12.2%
Colchester2,457£325,000£6,250£8,235£4,977£25,82022.9%12.7%
Stevenage820£349,979£7,499£8,204£4,408£26,09814.9%10.5%
Huntingdonshire2,450£320,000£6,000£8,116£4,959£25,57724.8%12.8%
West Devon765£295,000£4,750£8,097£5,427£25,34432.4%15.8%
Harlow929£340,000£7,000£8,035£4,329£25,71718.4%10.0%
North Norfolk1,456£300,000£5,000£8,016£5,277£25,09831.7%14.8%
Cornwall7,320£285,000£4,250£7,933£5,234£24,62933.6%13.1%
North Yorkshire8,762£270,000£3,500£7,872£5,414£24,29338.4%13.4%
West Northamptonshire5,274£295,000£4,750£7,704£4,714£24,51230.4%11.7%
Teignbridge1,871£295,000£4,750£7,634£4,821£24,31832.3%13.0%
Norwich1,638£235,000£2,200£7,462£5,256£22,10553.5%7.2%
CardiffWales3,922£270,000£2,700£7,417£7,417£23,402n/an/a
Herefordshire2,276£290,000£4,500£7,409£4,644£24,00731.3%13.5%
Dover1,506£290,000£4,500£7,283£4,343£23,71831.8%11.1%
South Staffordshire1,297£290,000£4,500£7,274£4,258£23,90630.0%11.3%
South Norfolk1,985£300,000£5,000£7,214£4,078£23,88028.0%11.1%
Broadland1,930£310,000£5,500£7,174£3,733£23,84224.8%8.3%
Medway3,086£312,000£5,600£7,131£3,657£23,85521.9%9.2%
Somerset7,560£282,500£4,125£7,122£4,325£23,37334.0%11.7%
Mid Devon942£280,000£4,000£7,107£4,321£23,28335.7%11.8%
Thanet1,831£295,000£4,750£7,107£4,129£23,41729.2%11.1%
West Suffolk2,309£287,000£4,350£7,094£4,098£23,48032.8%10.5%
Ribble Valley920£270,000£3,500£7,059£4,546£23,00641.3%12.3%
Swale1,902£305,000£5,250£7,026£3,702£23,53325.9%9.2%
Cheshire West and Chester4,702£266,500£3,325£6,903£4,416£22,51238.5%11.7%
Shropshire4,087£278,000£3,900£6,883£4,180£22,83936.9%11.5%
Warrington2,621£265,000£3,250£6,812£4,306£22,38239.2%11.1%
Rugby1,422£282,500£4,125£6,804£4,004£22,80534.6%11.0%
South Kesteven1,961£265,000£3,250£6,711£4,045£22,10939.0%9.1%
North Devon1,311£290,000£4,500£6,654£3,682£22,44634.8%8.7%
Melton751£269,000£3,450£6,622£4,006£22,42741.1%11.7%
Forest of Dean981£280,000£4,000£6,490£3,630£22,26437.2%10.1%
Charnwood2,210£275,000£3,750£6,436£3,595£21,99536.6%9.4%
Luton1,489£317,500£5,875£6,411£2,683£22,33820.0%4.2%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk1,976£270,000£3,500£6,336£3,587£21,57438.2%8.8%
Amber Valley1,752£227,000£2,040£6,228£4,019£20,31250.7%6.9%
Hastings1,120£280,000£4,000£6,190£3,268£21,44132.1%7.5%
Tendring2,255£275,000£3,750£6,100£3,179£21,21234.8%6.8%
Portsmouth2,170£260,000£3,000£6,049£3,192£20,59541.6%4.8%
West Lancashire1,403£250,000£2,500£6,045£3,727£20,71041.1%10.3%
Eastbourne1,337£275,000£3,750£6,013£3,162£21,07535.1%7.7%
Leeds8,649£250,000£2,500£5,970£3,597£20,56644.4%9.3%
Manchester4,196£260,000£3,000£5,899£3,303£20,76242.6%8.7%
Blaby1,256£283,000£4,150£5,877£2,582£21,25529.8%5.8%
Breckland1,874£265,000£3,250£5,863£3,092£20,88041.1%8.1%
North Northamptonshire4,552£260,000£3,000£5,835£3,071£20,44642.8%6.0%
High Peak1,226£265,000£3,250£5,825£3,054£20,86241.4%8.2%
Torridge895£270,000£3,500£5,817£3,069£20,76441.2%8.2%
North West Leicestershire1,541£270,000£3,500£5,780£2,924£20,79740.2%7.5%
Hinckley and Bosworth1,626£263,000£3,150£5,638£2,850£20,43441.1%7.3%
Oadby and Wigston569£275,000£3,750£5,613£2,453£20,59333.7%4.9%
Swindon2,867£277,000£3,850£5,574£2,553£20,37535.7%5.9%
Isle of Wight1,927£258,500£2,925£5,566£3,007£19,98939.6%8.1%
Fylde1,300£243,000£2,360£5,529£3,141£19,55043.2%7.1%
Stafford1,750£258,000£2,900£5,470£2,815£19,97941.7%7.2%
North East Derbyshire1,253£247,500£2,450£5,437£2,983£19,56044.9%7.1%
Newark and Sherwood1,682£240,000£2,300£5,426£3,103£19,58248.6%8.3%
North Warwickshire836£265,000£3,250£5,387£2,673£19,84543.9%6.9%
Northumberland4,385£210,000£1,700£5,379£3,524£18,59242.8%9.1%
East Staffordshire1,586£240,000£2,300£5,363£3,063£19,33943.2%8.5%
Westmorland and Furness3,182£240,000£2,300£5,275£3,051£18,98040.7%8.3%
Birmingham7,873£240,000£2,300£5,205£2,820£19,08347.2%7.0%
Torbay1,868£245,000£2,400£5,121£2,678£18,94142.0%6.8%
South Derbyshire1,665£250,000£2,500£5,013£2,348£19,04747.3%5.4%
Broxtowe1,414£254,000£2,700£5,009£2,241£19,14346.4%5.1%
Wyre Forest1,294£252,500£2,625£4,987£2,351£18,93043.7%5.6%
Gedling1,497£250,000£2,500£4,954£2,285£18,92647.6%5.0%
Wirral4,011£230,000£2,100£4,943£2,785£18,28445.8%7.4%
Worcester1,268£255,000£2,750£4,900£2,169£18,89542.4%5.2%
Gosport1,062£257,000£2,850£4,875£2,233£18,78440.2%6.4%
PowysWales1,253£250,000£1,500£4,874£4,874£19,018n/an/a
Redditch950£262,000£3,100£4,861£2,059£18,81241.2%4.4%
City of Peterborough1,864£244,000£2,380£4,831£2,337£18,45547.5%5.3%
Bury2,123£247,000£2,440£4,785£2,255£18,41746.1%5.7%
Sheffield5,471£215,000£1,800£4,753£2,750£17,83451.5%7.3%
Southampton2,436£260,000£3,000£4,688£1,947£18,34238.2%4.6%
Chorley1,490£230,000£2,100£4,686£2,397£17,98149.3%5.7%
North Kesteven1,755£241,000£2,320£4,660£2,121£18,30351.2%5.1%
Newcastle upon Tyne2,898£205,000£1,600£4,632£2,715£17,19949.7%6.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands1,171£230,000£2,100£4,461£2,209£17,66553.4%6.1%
Isle of AngleseyWales697£230,000£300£4,458£4,458£17,836n/an/a
Sefton3,199£230,000£2,100£4,414£2,194£17,27746.9%5.7%
West Lindsey1,411£230,000£2,100£4,366£2,076£17,19544.0%5.2%
Gloucester1,571£255,000£2,750£4,345£1,520£17,73543.0%2.6%
Salford2,680£237,500£2,250£4,281£1,840£17,38248.9%4.5%
City of Plymouth3,371£227,500£2,050£4,267£1,918£16,89652.7%2.8%
East Riding of Yorkshire5,138£225,000£2,000£4,264£2,049£16,99549.8%4.7%
Tamworth998£250,000£2,500£4,262£1,483£17,58346.7%2.1%
North Tyneside2,538£215,000£1,800£4,234£2,121£16,73545.5%5.3%
NewportWales1,867£235,000£600£4,230£4,230£17,752n/an/a
PembrokeshireWales1,461£225,000£0£4,212£4,212£17,329n/an/a
Dudley3,117£240,000£2,300£4,092£1,509£17,10549.8%3.1%
Kirklees4,823£215,000£1,800£3,998£1,961£16,31449.5%5.1%
Leicester2,046£243,400£2,368£3,950£1,425£16,75747.1%3.3%
South Holland1,333£235,000£2,200£3,868£1,348£16,56150.5%2.5%
Walsall2,284£225,000£2,000£3,830£1,538£16,31652.8%3.6%
Wrekin1,981£230,000£2,100£3,794£1,399£16,31351.6%2.9%
Ipswich1,418£240,000£2,300£3,792£1,392£16,39850.7%3.9%
Fenland1,344£230,000£2,100£3,788£1,338£16,43854.7%2.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth1,517£236,000£2,220£3,778£1,254£16,39451.3%2.2%
Erewash1,459£220,000£1,900£3,766£1,636£16,15460.0%4.0%
Coventry2,953£230,000£2,100£3,722£1,418£16,19154.8%3.5%
Bradford5,792£190,000£1,300£3,712£1,999£15,24050.9%4.8%
Calderdale2,774£195,000£1,400£3,648£1,944£15,28851.9%5.9%
Bassetlaw1,525£210,000£1,700£3,644£1,530£15,69653.0%3.5%
South Ribble1,640£220,000£1,900£3,608£1,366£15,84954.9%2.9%
ConwyWales1,673£215,000£0£3,583£3,583£16,087n/an/a
Oldham2,118£215,000£1,800£3,582£1,504£15,70258.0%3.9%
Cannock Chase1,220£225,000£2,000£3,580£1,223£15,95856.1%2.6%
Liverpool3,951£190,000£1,300£3,560£1,829£15,02551.4%5.0%
East Lindsey1,845£215,000£1,800£3,553£1,439£15,59753.4%3.8%
Lancaster1,749£202,000£1,540£3,526£1,572£15,32954.4%4.1%
SwanseaWales2,479£200,000£0£3,526£3,526£15,692n/an/a
Bolton3,010£208,000£1,660£3,503£1,538£15,31056.0%3.7%
Rossendale961£189,950£1,299£3,470£1,618£14,92953.1%3.1%
CeredigionWales795£235,000£600£3,446£3,446£16,499n/an/a
Preston1,709£200,000£1,500£3,439£1,576£14,88647.2%4.0%
Newcastle-under-Lyme1,484£205,000£1,600£3,437£1,452£15,17154.9%3.4%
Great Yarmouth1,203£220,000£1,900£3,436£1,280£15,36152.0%3.1%
City of Derby2,772£218,000£1,860£3,425£1,245£15,40155.5%2.8%
Rotherham2,838£195,000£1,400£3,385£1,572£14,52357.0%2.2%
Wolverhampton1,892£225,000£2,000£3,309£1,073£15,29856.1%2.5%
Rochdale2,267£211,000£1,720£3,304£1,152£15,08956.9%2.2%
Halton1,249£195,000£1,400£3,276£1,422£14,63352.4%3.4%
Wakefield3,957£207,000£1,640£3,251£1,239£14,83556.0%2.7%
BridgendWales1,849£220,000£0£3,242£3,242£15,702n/an/a
Tameside2,315£218,000£1,860£3,237£1,008£15,13760.3%1.7%
GwyneddWales1,299£200,000£0£3,215£3,215£14,987n/an/a
Wyre1,696£190,600£1,312£3,197£1,373£14,49654.4%3.5%
WrexhamWales1,423£201,000£0£3,110£3,110£15,159n/an/a
Chesterfield1,358£198,000£1,460£3,072£1,156£14,40357.5%2.8%
FlintshireWales1,840£215,000£0£3,009£3,009£15,427n/an/a
CarmarthenshireWales2,079£200,000£0£2,958£2,958£14,839n/an/a
Boston744£205,000£1,600£2,929£971£14,17057.3%2.3%
Stockton-on-Tees2,301£180,000£1,100£2,911£1,317£13,51453.0%3.5%
City of Nottingham2,471£200,000£1,500£2,830£972£13,96063.8%2.4%
Wigan3,784£200,000£1,500£2,812£914£13,88259.0%1.9%
Cumberland3,889£175,000£1,000£2,732£1,128£13,07146.5%2.5%
DenbighshireWales1,211£205,000£0£2,690£2,690£14,645n/an/a
Sandwell2,113£222,000£1,940£2,667£467£13,96857.6%0.5%
Mansfield1,225£194,500£1,390£2,666£818£13,37255.3%1.2%
St Helens2,048£192,000£1,340£2,648£906£13,33357.2%1.9%
Lincoln1,168£190,000£1,300£2,621£899£13,34063.6%1.9%
Knowsley1,389£195,000£1,400£2,605£755£13,38158.5%1.5%
Ashfield1,466£195,000£1,400£2,599£756£13,43862.9%1.5%
Darlington1,433£170,000£900£2,502£977£12,57448.8%2.4%
Doncaster3,511£180,000£1,100£2,491£929£12,77257.3%2.2%
Barnsley2,769£180,000£1,100£2,482£915£12,77357.2%2.3%
North Lincolnshire2,150£177,500£1,050£2,443£795£12,75757.2%1.7%
Blackburn With Darwen1,511£167,500£850£2,429£976£12,27948.6%1.9%
TorfaenWales937£196,000£0£2,380£2,380£13,920n/an/a
Hartlepool1,074£153,000£560£2,354£1,154£11,47644.6%2.5%
Bolsover1,078£180,000£1,100£2,264£726£12,39560.9%1.7%
South Tyneside1,357£168,000£860£2,187£790£11,80751.3%2.1%
Pendle1,204£152,000£540£2,080£877£11,11144.7%2.2%
CaerphillyWales1,884£200,000£0£2,068£2,068£13,410n/an/a
Gateshead2,182£162,000£740£2,068£748£11,53253.7%1.8%
County Durham6,383£144,000£380£1,902£761£10,49941.0%1.7%
North East Lincolnshire2,036£160,000£700£1,823£576£10,78851.5%1.3%
Redcar and Cleveland1,565£165,500£810£1,802£464£10,92055.7%0.6%
Sunderland2,770£153,000£560£1,755£512£10,52647.5%0.9%
Rhondda Cynon TaffWales2,617£163,000£0£1,727£1,727£11,524n/an/a
Middlesbrough1,304£160,000£700£1,666£458£10,34950.8%0.8%
Burnley1,152£140,000£300£1,486£379£9,59141.5%0.4%
Stoke-on-Trent2,456£160,000£700£1,469£289£10,21259.3%0.5%
Neath Port TalbotWales1,457£165,000£0£1,225£1,225£10,685n/an/a
Hyndburn984£145,000£400£1,219£202£9,25447.5%0.3%
Merthyr TydfilWales481£145,000£0£1,086£1,086£9,810n/an/a
Blackpool1,801£140,000£300£963£132£8,66353.6%0.2%
Blaenau GwentWales630£142,000£0£891£891£9,422n/an/a
City of Kingston upon Hull2,513£140,000£300£882£97£8,48955.2%0.1%

* Fewer than 100 sales in the period, so treat the figures with caution. The last two columns are England only: Wales has no first-time buyer relief and its nil-rate band did not change in April 2025.

How we worked this out

  • Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales, standard entries (category A) with a transfer date from August 2025 to July 2026. This leaves out repossessions, sales identified as buy-to-let, sales to companies and other non-standard transfers.
  • Calculation. We ran every sale through the same engine as our calculators, at the rates in force for the whole period: SDLT rates from 1 April 2025 in England, and Land Transaction Tax in Wales.
  • Buyer type. Land Registry does not record who bought, so each sale is priced three ways: a home mover at standard rates, a first-time buyer assuming they qualify for relief, and an additional-property buyer paying the 5% surcharge (higher rates in Wales). These show what each buyer would pay on the homes that sold, not what buyers actually paid.
  • Newly paying since April 2025. Sales above £125,000 and up to £250,000, where a home mover now pays SDLT but paid nothing under the rates from 23 September 2022 to 31 March 2025.
  • Areas. The local authority recorded by Land Registry. Rankings include areas with at least 300 sales. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not covered by this dataset.
  • Not tax receipts. These figures will not match HMRC's SDLT receipts, which cover England and Northern Ireland, every buyer type and non-residential property. For receipts, see what HMRC's receipts data shows.
  • Lag. Sales reach Land Registry weeks after completion, so the most recent months may be slightly incomplete. We refresh the figures each quarter.

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Embed: Home sales newly paying stamp duty since April 2025

<figure><img src="https://calculatemystampduty.co.uk/data/stamp-duty-newly-taxed-since-april-2025.svg" alt="Bar chart: share of home sales newly paying stamp duty since April 2025, highest 12 areas in England, led by City of Nottingham at 63.8%" width="800" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Source: <a href="https://calculatemystampduty.co.uk/resources/stamp-duty-by-local-authority">Calculate My Stamp Duty</a>, analysis of HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.</figcaption></figure>

Embed: Where first-time buyer relief runs out

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Julie White, ACA

Julie White

ACAStamp duty specialist since 1999

Stamp Duty Land Tax Specialist

ACA and Tax Adviser with a career spanning nearly four decades, specialising in stamp duty planning and advisory work since 1999.

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