Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Lambourn sell for a median £316,625
That is the middle of 128 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.4 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
A third of Lambourn’s sales are semi-detached houses
128 homes sold in three years: 41 detached houses, 47 semi-detached houses, 35 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 41 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £410K–£663K
- Last 12 months
- £525K11 sold
median sale · 47 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£380K
- Last 12 months
- £325K21 sold
median sale · 35 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £240K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £285K9 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £188K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Lambourn’s homes sold for between £274K and £438K
One sale in ten was under £223K and one in ten over £638K. 18% sold for under £250K.
The median, £316,625, sits in the £300–400K band
128 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £59,950 in 1995 to £325,835 in the last 12 months (£257,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
42 sales in the last 12 months, against 104 in 1999, the busiest year, and 38 in 2008. Sales fell by 60% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 4%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 33% more sales than 2020.
Lambourn costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Lambourn, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £124K | £192K | £323K | £300K | £350K | £443K | £525K |
| Semi-detached houses | £58K | £124K | £180K | £228K | £222K | £293K | £325K |
| Terraced houses | £55K | £105K | £175K | £161K | £200K | £229K | £285K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
169 new homes have been sold in Lambourn since 1995; the share peaked at 55% in 1997.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Lambourn. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Lambourn Place is Lambourn’s busiest street, with 8 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lambourn Place | RG17 | 8 | £284,875 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Beales Farm Road | RG17 | 7 | £315,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Rockfel Road | RG17 | 7 | £280,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Tubbs Farm Close | RG17 | 6 | £270,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Baydon Road | RG17 | 5 | £472,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Newbury Street | RG17 | 5 | £445,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | High Street | RG17 | 5 | £337,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Woodbury | RG17 | 5 | £318,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Station Road | RG17 | 5 | £287,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Child Street | RG17 | 5 | £265,000 | Mixed |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Lambourn is the 30th most expensive of 30 towns in Berkshire
Lambourn is one of Berkshire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Berkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Lambourn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambourn | — | £317K | 42 | +24% |
| Aldbourne | 4.4 | £410K | 18 | +5% |
| Ramsbury | 5.4 | £510K | 16 | +62% |
| Hungerford | 6.6 | £350K | 69 | +20% |
| East Challow | 6.8 | £375K | 12 | +26% |
| Wantage | 7.4 | £350K | 161 | +23% |
| Wanborough | 7.7 | £488K | 21 | +44% |
| Grove | 8.2 | £342K | 86 | +20% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Lambourn
What is the average house price in Lambourn?
The median home in Lambourn sold for £316,625 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 128 standard sales (£325,835 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £510,000, semi-detached houses £310,000, terraced houses £280,000 and flats and maisonettes £187,500.
Are house prices going up in Lambourn?
The median was £320,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£300,000), and £325,835 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Lambourn each year?
42 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 52 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Lambourn?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Baydon Road (RG17, £472,500), Newbury Street (RG17, £445,000) and High Street (RG17, £337,500).
Is Lambourn expensive for Berkshire?
Lambourn is the 30th most expensive of 30 towns of 2,500 or more in Berkshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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