Homes in The Bank sell for a median £280,000
That is the middle of 31 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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 The Bank’s sales are semi-detached houses
31 homes sold in three years: 11 detached houses, 15 semi-detached houses and 5 terraced houses.
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £363K–£519K
median sale · 15 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£280K
Terraced houses: 5 sold, median £250K
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 The Bank’s homes sold for between £232K and £380K
One sale in ten was under £165K and one in ten over £519K. 39% sold for under £250K.
The median, £280,000, sits in the £250–300K band
31 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
1 new homes have been sold in The Bank since 1995; the share peaked at 9% in 2015.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in The Bank. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
The Bank’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel, Kidsgrove and Biddulph.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bank | — | £280K | 5 | +45% |
| Scholar Green | 0.9 | £297K | 27 | +86% |
| Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel | 1.3 | £208K | 57 | +32% |
| Kidsgrove | 1.9 | £175K | 171 | +37% |
| Rode Heath | 2.4 | £220K | 18 | +33% |
| Biddulph | 2.5 | £200K | 192 | +35% |
| Talke and Talke Pits | 3 | £190K | 28 | +38% |
| Alsager | 3.4 | £265K | 215 | +39% |
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 The Bank
What is the average house price in The Bank?
The median home in The Bank sold for £280,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 31 standard sales. By type: detached houses £380,000, semi-detached houses £240,000 and terraced houses £250,000.
Are house prices going up in The Bank?
The median was £268,250 in 2025, down 35% on 2024 (£412,500). A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
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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