England’s most and least expensive market towns for home buyers revealed

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Market towns offer so much for house buyers, including rich history, period properties, green spaces and tourism Russell Galley, Halifax Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire cemented its position as the most expensive market town in England having also ranked first in 2018 and 2019. The average house price in England’s least expensive market town, Ferryhill in Durham, was £86,351 in 2020 – £1,047,942 less than the average in Beaconsfield. And while they might still come at a premium, many market town homes are much more affordable – like Ferryhill and Crook in County Durham where average house prices are under £150,000.” The top three most expensive market towns remain unchanged compared with 2019, with Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, and Alresford, Hampshire taking second and third spots respectively. Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, South West, £509,798 – And here are the 10 least expensive market towns in England in 2020, according to Halifax: 1.