The median home in Cinderford sells for £195,000
That is the middle of 267 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 5.3 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 Cinderford’s sales are semi-detached houses
267 homes sold in three years: 75 detached houses, 90 semi-detached houses, 88 terraced houses and 14 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 75 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£305K
- Last 12 months
- £265K31 sold
median sale · 90 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £157K–£245K
- Last 12 months
- £205K25 sold
median sale · 88 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £150K–£200K
- Last 12 months
- £183K22 sold
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£189K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 34% 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 Cinderford’s homes sold for between £157K and £255K
One sale in ten was under £130K and one in ten over £300K. 73% sold for under £250K.
The median, £195,000, sits in the £150–200K band
267 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,995 in 1995 to £210,000 in the last 12 months (£161,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
81 sales in the last 12 months, against 254 in 2002, the busiest year, and 72 in 2010. Sales fell by 56% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 15%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 101% more sales than 2020.
Cinderford costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Cinderford, 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 | £52K | £77K | £161K | £171K | £185K | £226K | £265K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £55K | £129K | £127K | £150K | £174K | £205K |
| Terraced houses | £38K | £48K | £107K | £113K | £117K | £153K | £183K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 20% in 2015
308 new homes have been sold in Cinderford since 1995; the share peaked at 20% in 2015.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.4% sold leasehold in Cinderford. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Belle Vue Road is Cinderford’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
19 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 | Belle Vue Road | GL14 | 14 | £225,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Church Road | GL14 | 12 | £167,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Victoria Street | GL14 | 11 | £187,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Steam Mills | GL14 | 11 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | St Whites Road | GL14 | 10 | £254,500 | Mixed |
| 6 | Valley Road | GL14 | 9 | £190,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | High Street | GL14 | 8 | £184,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Woodside Avenue | GL14 | 7 | £265,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Heywood Road | GL14 | 7 | £151,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Stockwell Green | GL14 | 6 | £255,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | West View | GL14 | 6 | £232,500 | Mixed |
| 12 | Forest Road | GL14 | 6 | £173,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Flaxley Street | GL14 | 6 | £155,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Colliers Field | GL14 | 5 | £295,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | The Oak Field | GL14 | 5 | £275,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Colliers Field: £295,000
Steam Mills: £150,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice 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.
Cinderford is the 48th most expensive of 48 towns in Gloucestershire
Cinderford is one of Gloucestershire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gloucestershire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Cinderford’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderford | — | £195K | 81 | +32% |
| Ruspidge | 1 | £243K | 19 | +32% |
| Drybrook | 2.2 | £290K | 29 | +59% |
| Newnham | 2.5 | £315K | 10 | +66% |
| Mitcheldean | 3 | £230K | 27 | +39% |
| Ruardean | 3.2 | £245K | 15 | +56% |
| Welsh Bicknor | 3.7 | £290K | 21 | +61% |
| Broadwell and Coalway | 4.5 | £267K | 29 | +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 Cinderford
What is the average house price in Cinderford?
The median home in Cinderford sold for £195,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 267 standard sales (£210,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £270,000, semi-detached houses £205,500, terraced houses £175,000 and flats and maisonettes £116,250.
Are house prices going up in Cinderford?
The median was £195,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£199,500), 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 Cinderford each year?
81 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 122 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Cinderford?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Colliers Field (GL14, £295,000), The Oak Field (GL14, £275,000) and Woodside Avenue (GL14, £265,000).
Is Cinderford expensive for Gloucestershire?
Cinderford is the 48th most expensive of 48 towns of 2,500 or more in Gloucestershire 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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