Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Elworth sell for a median £260,000
That is the middle of 371 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 4.4 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.
43% of Elworth’s sales are detached houses
371 homes sold in three years: 160 detached houses, 139 semi-detached houses, 61 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 160 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£419K
- Last 12 months
- £323K41 sold
- New build
- £476K
median sale · 139 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £208K–£263K
- Last 12 months
- £250K38 sold
median sale · 61 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £155K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £190K15 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £90K–£127K
Mostly detached: 43% of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 Elworth’s homes sold for between £205K and £330K
One sale in ten was under £160K and one in ten over £427K. 43% sold for under £250K.
The median, £260,000, sits in the £250–300K band
371 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £57,995 in 1995 to £256,250 in the last 12 months (£197,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
98 sales in the last 12 months, against 265 in 2002, the busiest year, and 67 in 2008. Sales fell by 49% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 34% more sales than 2020.
Elworth costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Elworth, 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 | £73K | £93K | £192K | £195K | £235K | £265K | £323K |
| Semi-detached houses | £50K | £65K | £140K | £152K | £158K | £172K | £250K |
| Terraced houses | £45K | £46K | £125K | £124K | £132K | £154K | £190K |
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: 2% of sales in the last 12 months
1,232 new homes have been sold in Elworth since 1995; the share peaked at 66% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £452,000
against £255,500 for a home sold on, 77% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
21% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 19% sold leasehold in Elworth. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Fieldfare Way is Elworth’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
25 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 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 | Fieldfare Way | CW11 | 17 | £452,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Patrons Drive | CW11 | 15 | £315,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Elton Road | CW11 | 13 | £233,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Heron Way | CW11 | 12 | £218,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Deans Lane | CW11 | 10 | £292,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Abbey Road | CW11 | 10 | £256,625 | Mixed |
| 7 | Crabmill Drive | CW11 | 8 | £255,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Harry Mortimer Way | CW11 | 8 | £177,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Grange Way | CW11 | 7 | £290,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Redwing Road | CW11 | 7 | £290,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | Goldsmith Drive | CW11 | 7 | £272,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Moss Lane | CW11 | 7 | £250,500 | Mixed |
| 13 | Redshank Place | CW11 | 7 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | London Road | CW11 | 6 | £277,250 | Mixed |
| 15 | Ruscoe Avenue | CW11 | 6 | £237,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Fieldfare Way: £452,000
Milton Way: £172,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.6 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.
Elworth is the 29th most expensive of 46 towns in Cheshire
Elworth is in the middle of Cheshire’s 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.
Elworth’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Middlewich and Crewe.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elworth | — | £260K | 98 | +31% |
| Wheelock | 1.2 | £258K | 27 | +16% |
| Sandbach | 1.3 | £268K | 199 | +27% |
| Winterley | 2.4 | £361K | 15 | +34% |
| Haslington | 3.2 | £263K | 73 | +37% |
| Middlewich | 3.5 | £220K | 205 | +38% |
| Holmes Chapel | 4 | £325K | 97 | +30% |
| Crewe | 4.1 | £180K | 775 | +37% |
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 Elworth
What is the average house price in Elworth?
The median home in Elworth sold for £260,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 371 standard sales (£256,250 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £339,000, semi-detached houses £240,000, terraced houses £185,000 and flats and maisonettes £113,850.
Are house prices going up in Elworth?
The median was £256,250 in 2025, down 5% on 2024 (£271,000), and £256,250 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 Elworth each year?
98 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 179 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Elworth?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Fieldfare Way (CW11, £452,000), Roman Way (CW11, £325,000) and Vicarage Lane (CW11, £325,000).
How much does a new build cost in Elworth?
New homes sold for a median £452,000 over three years, against £255,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 5.1% of sales.
Is Elworth expensive for Cheshire?
Elworth is the 29th 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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