That is the middle of 1,086 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 5.1 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.
1,086 homes sold in three years: 168 detached houses, 367 semi-detached houses, 394 terraced houses and 157 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
Detached houses£335K
median sale · 168 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£285K–£379K
Last 12 months
£334K46 sold
New build
£365K
Semi-detached houses£240K
median sale · 367 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£193K–£273K
Last 12 months
£243K95 sold
New build
£267K
Terraced houses£160K
median sale · 394 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£135K–£217K
Last 12 months
£171K126 sold
New build
£150K
Flats and maisonettes£120K
median sale · 157 sold in 3 years
Middle half
£90K–£140K
Last 12 months
£111K50 sold
The mix
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 36% of sales
Detached houses15%
Semi-detached houses34%
Terraced houses36%
Flats and maisonettes14%
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.
Price range
Half of Northwich’s homes sold for between £142K and £270K
One sale in ten was under £118K and one in ten over £340K. 65% sold for under £250K.
Sales by price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
The median, £200,000, sits in the £200–250K band
1,086 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Since 1995
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £41,000 in 1995 to £210,000 in the last 12 months (£175,500 in 2019).
31 years of sales
Fewer homes sell than in most years
317 sales in the last 12 months, against 674 in 2002, the busiest year, and 153 in 2009. Sales fell by 65% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 55% more sales than 2020.
Homes soldMedian sale price
Against England
Northwich costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Northwich, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
By type
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Last 12 months
Detached houses
£68K
£76K
£161K
£195K
£247K
£268K
£334K
Semi-detached houses
£46K
£58K
£123K
£126K
£143K
£195K
£243K
Terraced houses
£34K
£39K
£96K
£96K
£119K
£130K
£171K
Flats and maisonettes
£55K
£44K
£102K
£90K
£137K
£122K
£111K
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
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,992 new homes have been sold in Northwich since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 2015.
New-build share of sales
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
New builds and tenure · 3 years
A new home sold for a median £279,995
against £185,000 for a home sold on, 51% 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.
28% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 16% sold leasehold in Northwich. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Streets
Wickets Lane is Northwich’s busiest street, with 45 sales in three years
83 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 27 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
Wickets Lane
CW8
45
£275,995
Mixed · new builds
2
London Road
CW9
30
£75,750
Mostly flats
3
Mainwaring Drive
CW9
24
£265,995
Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds
4
Manchester Road
CW9
24
£163,750
Mostly terraced houses
5
Western Way
CW8
20
£253,250
Mixed
6
Drillfield Road
CW9
17
£122,500
Mixed
7
Castle Street
CW8
17
£97,500
Mostly flats
8
Century Avenue
CW8
15
£290,995
Mixed · new builds
9
Malpas Road
CW9
15
£150,000
Mixed
10
Butterworth Road
CW8
15
£130,000
Mostly flats
11
Muskett Drive
CW8
14
£211,250
Mixed
12
Chester Way
CW9
14
£155,000
Mostly flats
13
Huxley Street
CW8
14
£142,500
Mostly terraced houses
14
Moss Road
CW8
13
£320,000
Mostly semi-detached houses
15
Chester Road
CW8
13
£220,000
Mixed
Dearest streets
The Crescent: £427,500
Northwich median£200K
The Crescent£428K
Batsman Avenue£390K
Square Drive£386K
Red Cherry Close£363K
Dyar Terrace£354K
Cheapest streets
London Road: £75,750
Northwich median£200K
London Road£76K
Firdale Road£97K
Castle Street£98K
Greenall Road£112K
School Way£112K
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.6 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.
Across Cheshire
Northwich is the 41st most expensive of 46 towns in Cheshire
Northwich is one of Cheshire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
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 Northwich
What is the average house price in Northwich?
The median home in Northwich sold for £200,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,086 standard sales (£210,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £335,000, semi-detached houses £240,000, terraced houses £160,000 and flats and maisonettes £120,000.
Are house prices going up in Northwich?
The median was £225,000 in 2025, up 18% on 2024 (£190,000), and £210,000 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 Northwich each year?
317 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 440 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Northwich?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: The Crescent (CW9, £427,500), Batsman Avenue (CW8, £389,995) and Square Drive (CW8, £385,995).
How much does a new build cost in Northwich?
New homes sold for a median £279,995 over three years, against £185,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 13% of sales.
Is Northwich expensive for Cheshire?
Northwich is the 40th 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.