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Where could you afford to live?

Set your budget and see where it fits, then get to know each place before you look at homes.

  1. 1

    Find areas you can afford

    Neighbourhoods, towns and villages where typical prices fit your budget.

  2. 2

    Get to know the place

    Local life and community, schools, healthcare and safety.

  3. 3

    Check your commute

    Journey times and costs to the places you travel to.

  4. 4

    Find homes for sale

    Within your budget, in the areas you like.

Property type

See where typical past sale prices could fit your budget — from towns to countryside.

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Example budget: £750,000

Map of typical house prices in the South East

Semi-detached median past sale prices · ONS, year to March 2026

  • Within budget · up to £750,000
  • Up to 10% stretch · up to £825,000
  • More than 10% over · above £825,000
  • Too few sales to show

This preview uses a £750,000 example budget. Enter yours and open the interactive map to see where it fits.

Example results · not your personal shortlist

Three towns. Three different ways to live.

The Thames at Queen’s Promenade, Surbiton
Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0

Example · Best commute

Surbiton

Why it may suit you

  • Victoria Road cafés and shops
  • Thames riverside walks
  • The quickest checked train of these three
Fastest train to Waterloo
15 min
All-home past-sale median
£515,000
Postcode districts:
KT5 / KT6

Trade-off: A busier suburban setting rather than a country-town feel.

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The River Wey beside Wey Road, Weybridge
Photo: Victor Ochieng · CC BY-SA 2.0

Example · Best for riverside town life

Weybridge

Why it may suit you

  • Wey Navigation towpaths
  • High Street cafés and shops
  • Leafy town surroundings
Fastest train to Waterloo
24 min
All-home past-sale median
£587,475
Postcode districts:
KT13

Trade-off: The highest all-home past-sale median of these three postcode areas.

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Cotmandene green and the church spire in Dorking
Photo: Mertbiol · CC0

Example · Best for hills and scenery

Dorking

Why it may suit you

  • Surrey Hills countryside
  • West Street’s antique shops
  • Historic market-town character
Fastest train to Waterloo
53 min
All-home past-sale median
£450,000
Postcode districts:
RH4

Trade-off: The longest checked London train journey of these three.

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Sources, dates & what the figures mean

Fastest station-to-London Waterloo train: Trainline, checked 14 October 2026. Not door to door or a reliability measure. Train source.

All-home median: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1 Sep 2024 – 31 Aug 2026; retrieved 2026-10-14. Postcode districts, not exact town boundaries; mixed home types, not a bedroom-specific budget or homes for sale. Sales source.

Fit labels and reasons are editorial examples, not calculated recommendations for you. Check specific journeys, homes and local access in Discover.

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    Move

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