Compare UK postcode areas side by side
Average sale prices, crime, EPC ratings and demographics for any two UK postcode districts, drawn from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register. Free, no sign-up.
What each comparison page shows
- Average and median sale price from HM Land Registry transactions in each postcode district, plus the sample size so you can judge confidence.
- Recent crime totals from Police UK, aggregated over the last six months for each outcode.
- EPC distribution and average energy cost from the official Energy Performance Certificate register.
- Local authority + country so it's clear which council each postcode falls under.
- A short editorial verdict on what the data implies, written for buyers rather than analysts.
When a comparison is useful
The comparisons are most useful when you've narrowed a search down to two areas and you want a quick read on which one is better value, safer, or has better-rated stock. They are postcode-district level, so they don't replace a property-specific report. Use the comparison to pick the area, then run a full report on the address.
All 32 comparisons
SW1A vs E1
Westminster (SW1A) vs Whitechapel (E1)
Two of London's most contrasting prime markets. SW1A is the political heart of the UK (Whitehall, Buckingham Palace, Belgravia). E1 is the E…
CompareM1 vs L1
Manchester city centre (M1) vs Liverpool city centre (L1)
The two flagship Northern Powerhouse city centres. Both have transformed in the last decade with major regeneration, both have strong univer…
CompareB1 vs CV1
Birmingham city centre (B1) vs Coventry city centre (CV1)
The West Midlands' two largest city centres. Birmingham (B1) is the UK's second-largest city by population and the natural Midlands capital.…
CompareOX1 vs CB1
Oxford city centre (OX1) vs Cambridge city centre (CB1)
The two ancient university cities. Both have extreme supply constraints (planning, green belt, conservation), both have global research econ…
CompareEH1 vs G1
Edinburgh city centre (EH1) vs Glasgow city centre (G1)
Scotland's two largest urban markets, with very different economic profiles. Edinburgh (EH1) is the financial and political capital with str…
CompareBN1 vs BS1
Brighton (BN1) vs Bristol (BS1)
Two south-coast / south-west cities with similar lifestyle appeal, comparable populations, strong creative economies, and very different con…
CompareW1A vs SW1A
Marylebone (W1A) vs Westminster (SW1A)
Both Zone 1, both addresses that signal serious wealth. W1A is the Marylebone end of the West End (gentlemen's clubs, embassies, Selfridges)…
CompareN1 vs E8
Islington (N1) vs Hackney (E8)
The two prime gentrification stories of inner east-north London. N1 (Islington / Angel) gentrified earlier and is now established. E8 (Hackn…
CompareNW3 vs N6
Hampstead (NW3) vs Highgate (N6)
The two grandes dames of north London, leafy, expensive, family-favoured. Both have Heath access, top private schools and equivalent price l…
CompareSW15 vs SW18
Putney (SW15) vs Wandsworth (SW18)
The classic south-west London family axis. SW15 (Putney / Roehampton) and SW18 (Wandsworth / Earlsfield / Southfields) compete for the same …
CompareM1 vs M4
Manchester city centre (M1) vs Northern Quarter (M4)
Two halves of central Manchester. M1 is the financial-and-retail core: Spinningfields, Deansgate, towers. M4 is the Northern Quarter, indepe…
CompareSW1A vs RG1
Westminster (SW1A) vs Reading (RG1)
A direct comparison of central London vs the largest Crossrail commuter town. SW1A is Zone 1 prime; RG1 is 23 minutes from Paddington via El…
CompareM1 vs SW1A
Manchester (M1) vs Westminster (SW1A)
The classic North vs South prime question. Same desk job in finance: London salary £85k, Manchester salary £55k. Which city is the better pr…
CompareB1 vs B15
Birmingham (B1) vs Edgbaston (B15)
The two Birmingham residential markets that attract the most investor and family interest. B1 is the city centre (apartments, professional r…
CompareLS1 vs S1
Leeds (LS1) vs Sheffield (S1)
Yorkshire's two largest city centres. Leeds (LS1) is a major financial services centre, second only to London for legal and financial employ…
CompareCF10 vs SA1
Cardiff (CF10) vs Swansea (SA1)
Wales' two largest city centres. Cardiff (CF10) is the capital: financial services, government, broadcasting. Swansea (SA1) is the second ci…
CompareSW1A vs TW1
Westminster (SW1A) vs Twickenham (TW1)
Zone 1 prime vs Zone 4-5 leafy commuter. SW1A is central London; Twickenham is south-west London, 30 minutes by train, rugby HQ, Thames-side…
CompareNE1 vs SU2
Newcastle (NE1) vs Sunderland (SR1)
The two largest North East city centres, both reflecting decades of post-industrial transition. Newcastle (NE1) has done it more successfull…
CompareBN1 vs BH1
Brighton (BN1) vs Bournemouth (BH1)
South-coast property: Brighton (BN1) is the established premium beach city; Bournemouth (BH1) is the lower-cost alternative on the south coa…
CompareNE1 vs LS1
Newcastle (NE1) vs Leeds (LS1)
Two North-of-England city centres separated by 100 miles of M1. Both have strong universities, both have undergone substantial regeneration,…
CompareE1 vs E14
Whitechapel (E1) vs Canary Wharf (E14)
East London's two regeneration epics, in different chapters. E1 is the older transformation: Spitalfields, Brick Lane, the gentrified East E…
CompareEH1 vs AB10
Edinburgh (EH1) vs Aberdeen (AB10)
Scotland's most diametric city pairing. Edinburgh is the financial / tourism / political capital. Aberdeen is the oil capital: recently in d…
CompareSW1A vs NE1
Westminster (SW1A) vs Newcastle (NE1)
The extremes of UK property: the highest-priced, lowest-yielding prime central London vs one of the lowest-priced, highest-yielding regional…
CompareGU1 vs KT1
Guildford (GU1) vs Kingston upon Thames (KT1)
Surrey's two strongest commuter markets, both with substantial Zone-6-and-beyond commuter populations. Guildford is further out but has stro…
CompareNG1 vs LE1
Nottingham (NG1) vs Leicester (LE1)
East Midlands' two largest city centres. Nottingham and Leicester sit 30 miles apart, with comparable populations, comparable universities, …
CompareTW1 vs RG1
Twickenham (TW1) vs Reading (RG1)
Two London-adjacent markets with similar buyer profiles and very different prices. Twickenham is greater London Zone 4-5, still technically …
CompareSE1 vs N1
South Bank (SE1) vs Islington (N1)
Two of Zone 1's most lifestyle-rich postcodes, on opposite sides of the river. SE1 is Borough / South Bank / Bermondsey (river-facing develo…
CompareCF10 vs BS1
Cardiff (CF10) vs Bristol (BS1)
The two largest cities of the South West / South Wales axis. Cardiff is the Welsh capital with the BBC and the Senedd; Bristol is the Englis…
CompareL1 vs L18
Liverpool city centre (L1) vs Mossley Hill (L18)
Liverpool's investor market vs its family market. L1 is the city centre apartments (student and young-professional rentals). L18 is the leaf…
CompareEH1 vs EH3
Old Town (EH1) vs New Town (EH3)
Edinburgh's two most prestigious central postcodes, separated by Princes Street Gardens. EH1 is the medieval Old Town (Royal Mile, tourist e…
CompareCB1 vs OX1
Cambridge (CB1) vs Oxford (OX1)
The other ordering of our existing OX1-vs-CB1 comparison, for users searching it the opposite way around. Same cities, same data, same edito…
CompareM1 vs B1
Manchester (M1) vs Birmingham (B1)
The two largest UK regional city centres outside London. Both have undergone major regeneration; both attract significant institutional BTL …
CompareHow the data is calculated
Each comparison page resolves the two postcode districts to up to 10 sample postcodes via postcodes.io, fans out the Land Registry, Police UK and EPC Register lookups across all of them, then aggregates. This is what gives us the district-level view without burning paid API credits.
Sold prices and EPC stats refresh on a 24-hour ISR cycle. Crime totals come live from Police UK on each render. The local-authority and country mappings come from the Office for National Statistics via postcodes.io.
Full method on the methodology page.
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