The median home in Shotton sells for £160,000
That is the middle of 201 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 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 Shotton’s sales are semi-detached houses
201 homes sold in three years: 26 detached houses, 100 semi-detached houses, 69 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 26 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £195K6 sold
median sale · 100 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £158K–£200K
- Last 12 months
- £178K21 sold
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £117K–£145K
- Last 12 months
- £135K21 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £68K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 50% 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 Shotton’s homes sold for between £129K and £190K
One sale in ten was under £112K and one in ten over £228K. 94% sold for under £250K.
The median, £160,000, sits in the £150–200K band
201 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5 times as much as in 1995, in step with Wales
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £32,250 in 1995 to £160,000 in the last 12 months (£120,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
50 sales in the last 12 months, against 135 in 2001, the busiest year, and 32 in 2012. Sales fell by 67% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 21%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 71% more sales than 2020.
Shotton costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Shotton, every standard sale in Wales, 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 | — | £75K | £160K | — | £131K | £208K | £195K |
| Semi-detached houses | £33K | £44K | £111K | £110K | £112K | £135K | £178K |
| Terraced houses | £31K | £32K | £88K | £83K | £90K | £109K | £135K |
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
13 new homes have been sold in Shotton since 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.5% sold leasehold in Shotton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Taliesin Avenue is Shotton’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
13 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Taliesin Avenue | CH5 | 11 | £177,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | King Edward Street | CH5 | 10 | £122,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | King George Street | CH5 | 9 | £180,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Caernarvon Close | CH5 | 9 | £155,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Strickland Street | CH5 | 8 | £125,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Shotton Lane | CH5 | 7 | £162,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Henrietta Street | CH5 | 7 | £135,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Chester Close | CH5 | 6 | £191,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Bridge Street | CH5 | 6 | £130,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Plymouth Street | CH5 | 5 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Beaconsfield Road | CH5 | 5 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Victoria Crescent | CH5 | 5 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Wellington Street | CH5 | 5 | £125,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Plymouth Street: £200,000
King Edward Street: £122,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 1.6 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.
Shotton is the 38th most expensive of 39 towns in Clwyd
Shotton is one of Clwyd’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Clwyd with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Shotton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton | — | £160K | 50 | +36% |
| Aston | 0.9 | £219K | 35 | +37% |
| Connah's Quay | 1.1 | £195K | 205 | +43% |
| Garden City | 1.4 | £250K | 28 | +127% |
| Hawarden | 1.5 | £235K | 147 | +31% |
| Northop Hall | 2.2 | £258K | 15 | +4% |
| Buckley | 3.2 | £213K | 168 | +42% |
| Broughton | 3.7 | £225K | 64 | +25% |
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 Shotton
What is the average house price in Shotton?
The median home in Shotton sold for £160,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 201 standard sales (£160,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £210,000, semi-detached houses £174,000, terraced houses £132,000 and flats and maisonettes £68,000.
Are house prices going up in Shotton?
The median was £171,000 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£162,000), and £160,000 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 Shotton each year?
50 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 68 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Shotton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Plymouth Street (CH5, £200,000), Chester Close (CH5, £191,500) and Beaconsfield Road (CH5, £185,000).
Is Shotton expensive for Clwyd?
Shotton is the 38th most expensive of 39 towns of 2,500 or more in Clwyd 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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