Home buying costs by UK city

Use city pages to compare all-in completion cash before making offers. Each page combines property tax with legal, survey and lender assumptions so you can model true affordability rather than tax-only headlines.

Run a baseline at your target price, then test nearby values and buyer types. This exposes threshold effects early and helps you avoid late completion-stage surprises.

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Top cities

These are high-priority city pages with strong internal links and practical examples. Use them to compare likely totals quickly.

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A–Z city index

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Aberdeen

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B

Birmingham

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Blackpool

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Bolton

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Bournemouth

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Brighton

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Bristol

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C

Cambridge

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Cardiff

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Chelmsford

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Coventry

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D

Derby

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Dundee

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E

Edinburgh

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Exeter

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G

Glasgow

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H

Hull

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I

Inverness

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Ipswich

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L

Leeds

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Leicester

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Liverpool

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London

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Luton

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M

Maidstone

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Manchester

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Milton Keynes

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Newcastle

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Newport

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Northampton

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Norwich

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Nottingham

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O

Oxford

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P

Perth

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Peterborough

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Plymouth

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Poole

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Portsmouth

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Preston

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R

Reading

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Sheffield

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Slough

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Southampton

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Stirling

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Stoke On Trent

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Swansea

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Watford

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Wolverhampton

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Wrexham

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York

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Written and reviewed by James Whitfield and the HomeBuyingCosts editorial team.

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