Homes in Highnam sell for a median £415,000
That is the middle of 75 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.
81% of Highnam’s sales are detached houses
75 homes sold in three years: 61 detached houses, 7 semi-detached houses and 7 terraced houses.
median sale · 61 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £365K–£550K
- Last 12 months
- £422K22 sold
Semi-detached houses: 7 sold, median £343K
Terraced houses: 7 sold, median £305K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 81% 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 Highnam’s homes sold for between £340K and £528K
One sale in ten was under £305K and one in ten over £650K. 0% sold for under £250K.
The median, £415,000, sits in the £400–500K band
75 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, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £80,000 in 1995 to £397,000 in the last 12 months (£334,995 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
28 sales in the last 12 months, against 57 in 2018, the busiest year, and 11 in 2008. Sales fell by 21% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 21%.
Highnam costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Highnam, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Each type, year by year
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £84K | £133K | £262K | £228K | £275K | £362K | £422K |
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 58% in 2018
69 new homes have been sold in Highnam since 1995; the share peaked at 58% in 2018.
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 Highnam. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Maidenhall is Highnam’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Maidenhall | GL2 | 12 | £526,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Brimsome Meadow | GL2 | 5 | £499,950 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Wetherleigh Drive | GL2 | 5 | £351,000 | Mostly detached 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.
Highnam’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Longford, Gloucester and Quedgeley and Hardwicke.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highnam | — | £415K | 28 | +30% |
| Moor End | 1.8 | — | 3 | — |
| Longford | 2.8 | £275K | 41 | +22% |
| Gloucester | 3.5 | £255K | 1,230 | +46% |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 4.1 | £255K | 315 | +40% |
| Huntley | 4.7 | £365K | 8 | +79% |
| Churchdown | 4.7 | £319K | 183 | +57% |
| Upton St Leonards | 5.3 | £553K | 14 | +91% |
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 Highnam
What is the average house price in Highnam?
The median home in Highnam sold for £415,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 75 standard sales (£397,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £454,000, semi-detached houses £342,500 and terraced houses £305,000.
Are house prices going up in Highnam?
The median was £405,000 in 2025, down 14% on 2024 (£470,000), and £397,000 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 Highnam each year?
28 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 28 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
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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