Homes in Wirksworth sell for a median £259,000
That is the middle of 230 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 4.8 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.
A third of Wirksworth’s sales are detached houses
230 homes sold in three years: 82 detached houses, 67 semi-detached houses, 69 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 1.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 82 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£495K
- Last 12 months
- £415K26 sold
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £238K23 sold
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£270K
- Last 12 months
- £217K20 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£235K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 36% 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 Wirksworth’s homes sold for between £205K and £350K
One sale in ten was under £179K and one in ten over £520K. 45% sold for under £250K.
The median, £259,000, sits in the £250–300K band
230 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.8 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £53,000 in 1995 to £253,500 in the last 12 months (£193,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
71 sales in the last 12 months, against 144 in 2002, the busiest year, and 46 in 2008.
Wirksworth costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Wirksworth, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £65K | £98K | £245K | £238K | £255K | £340K | £415K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £65K | £155K | £152K | £171K | £189K | £238K |
| Terraced houses | £38K | £59K | £140K | £128K | £153K | £180K | £217K |
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
192 new homes have been sold in Wirksworth since 1995; the share peaked at 25% in 2001.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Wirksworth. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
St John Street is Wirksworth’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
14 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | St John Street | DE4 | 14 | £202,500 | Mostly flats |
| 2 | Steeple Grange | DE4 | 11 | £310,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Yokecliffe Crescent | DE4 | 11 | £295,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Cromford Road | DE4 | 10 | £295,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Gorsey Bank | DE4 | 10 | £227,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Derby Road | DE4 | 9 | £330,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Greenhill | DE4 | 8 | £201,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Yokecliffe Avenue | DE4 | 6 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Oakerthorpe Road | DE4 | 6 | £298,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Bournebrook Avenue | DE4 | 6 | £247,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | The Lanes | DE4 | 5 | £545,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Summer Lane | DE4 | 5 | £470,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Pittywood Road | DE4 | 5 | £379,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Nursery Croft | DE4 | 5 | £195,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
The Lanes: £545,000
Nursery Croft: £195,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.8 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.
Wirksworth is the 16th most expensive of 59 towns in Derbyshire
Wirksworth 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.
Wirksworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirksworth | — | £259K | 71 | +40% |
| Cromford | 1.7 | £258K | 18 | +37% |
| Crich | 3.9 | £375K | 31 | +131% |
| Matlock | 4.3 | £270K | 150 | +52% |
| Tansley | 4.4 | £420K | 10 | +81% |
| Ambergate | 4.6 | £265K | 23 | +46% |
| Heage | 5.6 | £240K | 29 | +17% |
| Belper | 5.7 | £245K | 276 | +44% |
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 Wirksworth
What is the average house price in Wirksworth?
The median home in Wirksworth sold for £259,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 230 standard sales (£253,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £360,000, semi-detached houses £240,000, terraced houses £213,000 and flats and maisonettes £202,500.
Are house prices going up in Wirksworth?
The median was £275,000 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£259,000), and £253,500 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 Wirksworth each year?
71 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 85 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Wirksworth?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: The Lanes (DE4, £545,000), Summer Lane (DE4, £470,000) and Pittywood Road (DE4, £379,500).
Is Wirksworth expensive for Derbyshire?
Wirksworth is the 16th 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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