Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in West Hallam sell for a median £253,000
That is the middle of 258 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 West Hallam’s sales are detached houses
258 homes sold in three years: 129 detached houses, 95 semi-detached houses and 34 terraced houses.
median sale · 129 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £260K–£410K
- Last 12 months
- £330K43 sold
median sale · 95 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£255K
- Last 12 months
- £235K34 sold
median sale · 34 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£201K
- Last 12 months
- £185K10 sold
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 West Hallam’s homes sold for between £200K and £330K
One sale in ten was under £175K and one in ten over £465K. 47% sold for under £250K.
The median, £253,000, sits in the £250–300K band
258 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 £52,000 in 1995 to £255,000 in the last 12 months (£199,950 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
87 sales in the last 12 months, against 147 in 1999, the busiest year, and 60 in 2012. Sales fell by 34% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 38% more sales than 2020.
West Hallam costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: West Hallam, 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 | £85K | £182K | £189K | £200K | £266K | £330K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £48K | £130K | £130K | £152K | £168K | £235K |
| Terraced houses | £36K | £42K | £108K | £114K | £129K | £146K | £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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
88 new homes have been sold in West Hallam since 1995; the share peaked at 10% in 2002.
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 West Hallam. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Belper Road is West Hallam’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
17 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 | Belper Road | DE7 | 26 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | High Lane East | DE7 | 20 | £277,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | High Lane West | DE7 | 17 | £347,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Station Road | DE7 | 14 | £254,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Hallam Way | DE7 | 14 | £217,500 | Mixed |
| 6 | Peveril Crescent | DE7 | 10 | £236,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | St Wilfrids Road | DE7 | 9 | £300,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Scargill Road | DE7 | 9 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Newdigate Street | DE7 | 8 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Henley Way | DE7 | 7 | £305,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Derbyshire Avenue | DE7 | 7 | £245,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Farnham Walk | DE7 | 7 | £165,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | High Lane Central | DE7 | 6 | £380,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | The Crescent | DE7 | 6 | £234,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Marlow Crescent | DE7 | 5 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses |
High Lane Central: £380,000
Farnham Walk: £165,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.3 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.
West Hallam is the 18th most expensive of 59 towns in Derbyshire
West Hallam is in the middle of Derbyshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Derbyshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
West Hallam’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Ilkeston, Heanor and Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | — | £253K | 87 | +37% |
| Smalley | 2.2 | £297K | 31 | +35% |
| Ilkeston | 2.2 | £175K | 407 | +52% |
| Heanor | 3.1 | £192K | 243 | +56% |
| Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse | 3.5 | £215K | 41 | +43% |
| Awsworth | 3.6 | £198K | 39 | +74% |
| Little Eaton | 4 | £410K | 21 | +55% |
| Denby Bottles | 4 | £199K | 25 | +42% |
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 West Hallam
What is the average house price in West Hallam?
The median home in West Hallam sold for £253,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 258 standard sales (£255,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £217,500 and terraced houses £180,000.
Are house prices going up in West Hallam?
The median was £265,000 in 2025, up 5% on 2024 (£251,500), and £255,000 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 West Hallam each year?
87 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 94 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in West Hallam?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: High Lane Central (DE7, £380,000), High Lane West (DE7, £347,000) and Henley Way (DE7, £305,000).
Is West Hallam expensive for Derbyshire?
West Hallam is the 18th most expensive of 59 towns of 2,500 or more in Derbyshire 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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