The median home in Barnton sells for £215,000
That is the middle of 256 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 4.5 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.
Half of Barnton’s sales are semi-detached houses
256 homes sold in three years: 53 detached houses, 124 semi-detached houses, 76 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £260K–£350K
- Last 12 months
- £313K14 sold
median sale · 124 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£261K
- Last 12 months
- £225K45 sold
median sale · 76 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £141K–£198K
- Last 12 months
- £170K19 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 48% 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 Barnton’s homes sold for between £167K and £273K
One sale in ten was under £135K and one in ten over £343K. 67% sold for under £250K.
The median, £215,000, sits in the £200–250K band
256 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £50,000 in 1995 to £225,000 in the last 12 months (£147,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
79 sales in the last 12 months, against 151 in 2002, the busiest year, and 49 in 2008. Sales fell by 67% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 29% more sales than 2020.
Barnton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Barnton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £67K | £84K | £194K | £192K | £170K | £247K | £313K |
| Semi-detached houses | £50K | £58K | £120K | £145K | £145K | £167K | £225K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £41K | £110K | £96K | £110K | £132K | £170K |
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
140 new homes have been sold in Barnton since 1995; the share peaked at 32% in 1995.
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, 2% sold leasehold in Barnton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Runcorn Road is Barnton’s busiest street, with 29 sales in three years
15 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 of them ten or more. 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 | Runcorn Road | CW8 | 29 | £210,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Elmwood Road | CW8 | 15 | £273,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Townfield Lane | CW8 | 15 | £252,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Marbury Road | CW9 | 11 | £375,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Lydyett Lane | CW8 | 9 | £187,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Hough Lane | CW9 | 8 | £259,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Blackcroft Avenue | CW8 | 8 | £257,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Rowan Rise | CW8 | 7 | £205,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Delamere Close | CW8 | 6 | £245,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Church Road | CW8 | 6 | £177,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | Spencer Street | CW8 | 6 | £117,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Cherry Tree Avenue | CW8 | 5 | £227,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Nursery Road | CW8 | 5 | £205,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Broadway | CW8 | 5 | £195,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | George Street | CW8 | 5 | £142,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
Marbury Road: £375,000
Spencer Street: £117,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.2 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
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.
Barnton is the 37th most expensive of 46 towns in Cheshire
Barnton is one of Cheshire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Cheshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Barnton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnton | — | £215K | 79 | +65% |
| Weaverham | 1.4 | £210K | 83 | +52% |
| Northwich | 1.6 | £200K | 317 | +29% |
| Hartford | 2.1 | £420K | 117 | +27% |
| Davenham | 2.9 | £301K | 197 | +35% |
| Rudheath | 3 | £235K | 59 | +42% |
| Cuddington | 3.3 | £344K | 80 | +10% |
| Pickmere | 3.4 | £315K | 31 | +29% |
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 Barnton
What is the average house price in Barnton?
The median home in Barnton sold for £215,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 256 standard sales (£225,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £302,000, semi-detached houses £218,000 and terraced houses £161,250.
Are house prices going up in Barnton?
The median was £211,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£205,050), and £225,000 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 Barnton each year?
79 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 94 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Barnton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Marbury Road (CW9, £375,000), Elmwood Road (CW8, £273,000) and Hough Lane (CW9, £259,250).
Is Barnton expensive for Cheshire?
Barnton is the 37th most expensive of 46 towns of 2,500 or more in Cheshire 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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