"Figure 3: The upfront costs of purchasing median house price property are more than double in London than in England overall","" "Total upfront costs associated with purchasing a median house price property, by country and region, FYE 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Median house price refers to the 50th percentile of the median house prices by Lower layer Super Output Areas within a region. 2. The total upfront costs reflect a 10% deposit size plus Stamp Duty amount 3. Upfront costs in this chart include major upfront costs from deposit and Stamp Duty but does not cover other upfront costs such as conveyancing and costs associated with moving. 4. Stamp Duty rates applied are as at 31 March, and do not consider the discount for first-time buyers, higher rates for additional properties, or additional special rates such as for corporate bodies. " "Unit","£" "","" "Region name","Stamp Duty Land Tax ","Deposit amount" "North East","0","12200" "Yorkshire and The Humber","400","14500" "North West","430","14650" "West Midlands","900","17000" "East Midlands","959","17295" "England","2199","23495" "South West","2400","24500" "East","4250","28500" "South East","6250","32500" "London","13275","46550"