Photo: Ian Warburton · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Lostock Gralam sell for a median £230,250
That is the middle of 102 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 4.9 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 Lostock Gralam’s sales are semi-detached houses
102 homes sold in three years: 30 detached houses, 47 semi-detached houses, 23 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 30 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £298K–£385K
- Last 12 months
- £345K11 sold
median sale · 47 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £162K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £200K15 sold
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £140K–£195K
- Last 12 months
- £185K5 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 46% 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 Lostock Gralam’s homes sold for between £163K and £300K
One sale in ten was under £123K and one in ten over £358K. 59% sold for under £250K.
The median, £230,250, sits in the £200–250K band
102 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £47,000 in 1995 to £232,500 in the last 12 months (£164,950 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
33 sales in the last 12 months, against 90 in 2016, the busiest year, and 15 in 2008. Sales fell by 40% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 26%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 30% more sales than 2020.
Lostock Gralam costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Lostock Gralam, 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 | — | £100K | — | — | £239K | £251K | £345K |
| Semi-detached houses | £44K | £73K | £146K | £131K | £166K | £156K | £200K |
| Terraced houses | — | £38K | £100K | £115K | — | £121K | £185K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 74% in 2016
195 new homes have been sold in Lostock Gralam since 1995; the share peaked at 74% in 2016.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
33% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 32% sold leasehold in Lostock Gralam. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Wells Avenue is Lostock Gralam’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 | Wells Avenue | CW9 | 8 | £318,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Gibbon Drive | CW9 | 8 | £167,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Harris Road | CW9 | 7 | £267,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Langford Road | CW9 | 7 | £162,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Silverlea Road | CW9 | 6 | £387,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | School Lane | CW9 | 6 | £197,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Station Road | CW9 | 6 | £146,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Thornley Green | CW9 | 5 | £250,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Pack Horse Close | CW9 | 5 | £240,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Townshend Road | CW9 | 5 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Lostock Gralam is the 35th most expensive of 46 towns in Cheshire
Lostock Gralam 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.
Lostock Gralam’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Northwich.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostock Gralam | — | £230K | 33 | +7% |
| Pickmere | 0.9 | £315K | 31 | +29% |
| Rudheath | 1.6 | £235K | 59 | +42% |
| Northwich | 2.5 | £200K | 317 | +29% |
| Davenham | 3.2 | £301K | 197 | +35% |
| Barnton | 3.5 | £215K | 79 | +65% |
| Hartford | 4.1 | £420K | 117 | +27% |
| Knutsford | 4.5 | £460K | 191 | +38% |
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 Lostock Gralam
What is the average house price in Lostock Gralam?
The median home in Lostock Gralam sold for £230,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 102 standard sales (£232,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £330,000, semi-detached houses £217,000 and terraced houses £165,000.
Are house prices going up in Lostock Gralam?
The median was £260,000 in 2025, up 12% on 2024 (£232,500), and £232,500 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 Lostock Gralam each year?
33 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 45 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Lostock Gralam?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Silverlea Road (CW9, £387,500), Wells Avenue (CW9, £318,500) and Harris Road (CW9, £267,000).
Is Lostock Gralam expensive for Cheshire?
Lostock Gralam is the 35th 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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