The median home in Holsworthy sells for £254,500
That is the middle of 180 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.
A third of Holsworthy’s sales are terraced houses
180 homes sold in three years: 58 detached houses, 48 semi-detached houses, 63 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 58 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £300K–£395K
- Last 12 months
- £365K10 sold
- New build
- £313K
median sale · 48 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £228K–£285K
- Last 12 months
- £238K8 sold
- New build
- £281K
median sale · 63 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£242K
- Last 12 months
- £205K19 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £94K–£174K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 35% 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 Holsworthy’s homes sold for between £205K and £315K
One sale in ten was under £151K and one in ten over £385K. 45% sold for under £250K.
The median, £254,500, sits in the £250–300K band
180 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 England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £46,625 in 1995 to £235,000 in the last 12 months (£210,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
40 sales in the last 12 months, against 113 in 2002, the busiest year, and 38 in 2010. Sales fell by 56% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 53% more sales than 2020.
Holsworthy costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Holsworthy, 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 | £60K | £95K | £209K | £225K | £223K | £258K | £365K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £70K | £159K | £169K | £155K | £206K | £238K |
| Terraced houses | £39K | £55K | £143K | £146K | £156K | £181K | £205K |
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
428 new homes have been sold in Holsworthy since 1995; the share peaked at 50% in 2002.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £290,148
against £248,000 for a home sold on, 17% 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.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.6% sold leasehold in Holsworthy. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Ruby Close is Holsworthy’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
10 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 | Ruby Close | EX22 | 17 | £310,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Old Market Place | EX22 | 15 | £230,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Brooks Avenue | EX22 | 9 | £237,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | The Vineyards | EX22 | 8 | £297,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Ellery Corner | EX22 | 6 | £273,700 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | North Road | EX22 | 5 | £450,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Bray Road | EX22 | 5 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Glebelands | EX22 | 5 | £225,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Menors Place | EX22 | 5 | £225,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Kingdon Way | EX22 | 5 | £210,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
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.
Holsworthy is the 37th most expensive of 47 towns in Devon
Holsworthy is in the middle of Devon’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Devon with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Holsworthy’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holsworthy | — | £255K | 40 | +47% |
| Stratton | 7.2 | £310K | 30 | +24% |
| Bude | 8 | £355K | 94 | +40% |
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 Holsworthy
What is the average house price in Holsworthy?
The median home in Holsworthy sold for £254,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 180 standard sales (£235,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £325,000, semi-detached houses £252,500, terraced houses £205,000 and flats and maisonettes £130,000.
Are house prices going up in Holsworthy?
The median was £278,000 in 2025, up 15% on 2024 (£242,000), and £235,000 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 Holsworthy each year?
40 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 74 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Holsworthy?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: North Road (EX22, £450,000), Bray Road (EX22, £310,000) and Ruby Close (EX22, £310,000).
How much does a new build cost in Holsworthy?
New homes sold for a median £290,148 over three years, against £248,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 13% of sales.
Is Holsworthy expensive for Devon?
Holsworthy is the 37th most expensive of 47 towns of 2,500 or more in Devon 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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