Homes in Wigton sell for a median £199,495
That is the middle of 318 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 4.7 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.
38% of Wigton’s sales are detached houses
318 homes sold in three years: 120 detached houses, 110 semi-detached houses, 76 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 4.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 120 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £227K–£295K
- Last 12 months
- £258K28 sold
- New build
- £255K
median sale · 110 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £151K–£215K
- Last 12 months
- £210K30 sold
- New build
- £180K
median sale · 76 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£140K
- Last 12 months
- £119K23 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £40K–£100K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% 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 Wigton’s homes sold for between £127K and £255K
One sale in ten was under £99K and one in ten over £290K. 73% sold for under £250K.
The median, £199,495, sits in the £150–200K band
318 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £45,000 in 1995 to £210,000 in the last 12 months (£155,250 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
85 sales in the last 12 months, against 184 in 2021, the busiest year, and 43 in 2009. Sales fell by 62% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 21%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 96% more sales than 2020.
Wigton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Wigton, 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 | £64K | £76K | £187K | £196K | £164K | £220K | £258K |
| Semi-detached houses | £48K | £55K | £139K | £139K | £147K | £174K | £210K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £36K | £90K | £95K | £83K | £94K | £119K |
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.
7% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
471 new homes have been sold in Wigton since 1995; the share peaked at 39% in 2021.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £205,000
against £180,000 for a home sold on, 14% 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.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.3% sold leasehold in Wigton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Woolner Brook is Wigton’s busiest street, with 35 sales in three years
21 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 | Woolner Brook | CA7 | 35 | £215,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Chimes Bank | CA7 | 29 | £180,495 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Strawberry Meadows | CA7 | 17 | £265,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | St Cuthberts Close | CA7 | 13 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Springfields | CA7 | 12 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Woodside Park | CA7 | 10 | £320,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Standingstone Heights | CA7 | 8 | £280,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Belfry Way | CA7 | 7 | £200,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 9 | The Hawthorns | CA7 | 6 | £243,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Campana Close | CA7 | 6 | £220,870 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Deer Park | CA7 | 6 | £211,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Waver Lane | CA7 | 6 | £118,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Station Road | CA7 | 6 | £43,500 | Mostly flats |
| 14 | Brookfields | CA7 | 5 | £300,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Old Brackenlands | CA7 | 5 | £240,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Woodside Park: £320,000
Station Road: £43,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 7.4 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.
Wigton is the 12th most expensive of 23 towns in Cumbria
Wigton is in the middle of Cumbria’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Cumbria with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Wigton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Silloth, Carlisle and Annan.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigton | — | £199K | 85 | +83% |
| Dalston | 7.2 | £255K | 17 | +21% |
| Aspatria | 7.7 | £165K | 33 | +56% |
| Silloth | 9.4 | £165K | 31 | +68% |
| Carlisle | 10 | £152K | 1,132 | +29% |
| Houghton | 12 | £220K | 21 | +16% |
| Annan | 12 | £111K | 144 | — |
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 Wigton
What is the average house price in Wigton?
The median home in Wigton sold for £199,495 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 318 standard sales (£210,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £260,000, semi-detached houses £185,000, terraced houses £120,000 and flats and maisonettes £57,750.
Are house prices going up in Wigton?
The median was £199,500 in 2025, up 12% on 2024 (£178,747), 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 Wigton each year?
85 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 104 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Wigton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Woodside Park (CA7, £320,000), Brookfields (CA7, £300,000) and Standingstone Heights (CA7, £280,000).
How much does a new build cost in Wigton?
New homes sold for a median £205,000 over three years, against £180,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 25% of sales.
Is Wigton expensive for Cumbria?
Wigton is the 12th most expensive of 23 towns of 2,500 or more in Cumbria 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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