A high price is not the same as an unaffordable one. This table ranks towns by the Office for National Statistics measure: how many years of median local earnings the median home costs.
| Town | Local authority | Median paid | Median local earnings | Years of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | Kensington and Chelsea | £285,000 | £45,600 | 25.2 |
| Richmond | Richmond upon Thames | £290,000 | £41,037 | 17.6 |
| Teddington | Richmond upon Thames | £342,000 | £41,037 | 17.6 |
| Hampton | Richmond upon Thames | £285,000 | £41,037 | 17.6 |
| Surbiton | Elmbridge | £263,574 | £41,309 | 15.7 |
| Leatherhead | Elmbridge | £355,000 | £41,309 | 15.7 |
| Walton-on-thames | Elmbridge | £280,000 | £41,309 | 15.7 |
| Weybridge | Elmbridge | £350,000 | £41,309 | 15.7 |
| Esher | Elmbridge | £495,000 | £41,309 | 15.7 |
| St Albans | St Albans | £285,000 | £41,967 | 15.0 |
| London | Barnet | £285,000 | £38,294 | 14.9 |
| Enfield | Barnet | £190,000 | £38,294 | 14.9 |
| Barnet | Barnet | £277,500 | £38,294 | 14.9 |
| Edgware | Barnet | £244,950 | £38,294 | 14.9 |
| Borehamwood | Barnet | £232,000 | £38,294 | 14.9 |
| Stanmore | Barnet | £315,000 | £38,294 | 14.9 |
| London | Wandsworth | £285,000 | £43,035 | 14.7 |
| London | Brent | £285,000 | £38,311 | 14.5 |
| Harrow | Brent | £230,000 | £38,311 | 14.5 |
| Wembley | Brent | £210,000 | £38,311 | 14.5 |
| London | Camden | £285,000 | £53,577 | 14.4 |
| London | Waltham Forest | £285,000 | £37,503 | 14.4 |
| London | Merton | £285,000 | £38,471 | 14.2 |
| London | Redbridge | £285,000 | £35,464 | 14.2 |
| London | Harrow | £285,000 | £39,192 | 14.0 |
| Watford | Harrow | £204,950 | £39,192 | 14.0 |
| Harrow | Harrow | £230,000 | £39,192 | 14.0 |
| Ruislip | Harrow | £269,950 | £39,192 | 14.0 |
| Pinner | Harrow | £320,000 | £39,192 | 14.0 |
| Bushey | Harrow | £284,999 | £39,192 | 14.0 |
| London | Hammersmith and Fulham | £285,000 | £50,435 | 13.9 |
| London | Ealing | £285,000 | £39,483 | 13.7 |
| Greenford | Ealing | £218,000 | £39,483 | 13.7 |
| Swindon | Cotswold | £154,000 | £33,872 | 13.4 |
| Gloucester | Cotswold | £149,000 | £33,872 | 13.4 |
| Sevenoaks | Sevenoaks | £325,000 | £35,748 | 13.4 |
| Evesham | Cotswold | £170,000 | £33,872 | 13.4 |
| Cirencester | Cotswold | £225,000 | £33,872 | 13.4 |
| Carterton | Cotswold | £189,500 | £33,872 | 13.4 |
| Malmesbury | Cotswold | £247,973 | £33,872 | 13.4 |
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