Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Appley Bridge sells for £236,000
That is the middle of 205 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.
45% of Appley Bridge’s sales are semi-detached houses
205 homes sold in three years: 86 detached houses, 93 semi-detached houses, 23 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 86 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£450K
- Last 12 months
- £423K24 sold
median sale · 93 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £192K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £220K35 sold
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£260K
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 42% 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 Appley Bridge’s homes sold for between £197K and £315K
One sale in ten was under £170K and one in ten over £475K. 56% sold for under £250K.
The median, £236,000, sits in the £200–250K band
205 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 £50,000 in 1995 to £248,500 in the last 12 months (£173,225 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
64 sales in the last 12 months, against 138 in 2004, the busiest year, and 49 in 2008. Sales fell by 42% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 32% more sales than 2020.
Appley Bridge costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Appley Bridge, 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 | £70K | £94K | £220K | £310K | £235K | £344K | £423K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £59K | £138K | £148K | £155K | £170K | £220K |
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
167 new homes have been sold in Appley Bridge since 1995; the share peaked at 32% in 2002.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
38% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 37% sold leasehold in Appley Bridge. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Herons Wharf is Appley Bridge’s busiest street, with 10 sales in three years
15 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Herons Wharf | WN6 | 10 | £411,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Mill Lane | WN6 | 10 | £219,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Runshaw Avenue | WN6 | 10 | £210,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Appley Lane North | WN6 | 8 | £356,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Back Lane | WN6 | 8 | £294,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Stoneygate Lane | WN6 | 8 | £204,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Millbank | WN6 | 7 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Woodnook Road | WN6 | 7 | £228,550 | Mixed |
| 9 | Ash Close | WN6 | 7 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Abbey Dale | WN6 | 6 | £243,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Chisacre Drive | WN6 | 6 | £194,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Appley Lane South | WN6 | 6 | £182,497 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Farrier Way | WN6 | 5 | £400,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Ferndale Drive | WN6 | 5 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Whitehall Avenue | WN6 | 5 | £198,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Herons Wharf: £411,250
Appley Lane South: £182,497
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.
Appley Bridge is the 35th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Appley Bridge is in the middle of Greater Manchester’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Greater Manchester with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Appley Bridge’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Skelmersdale and Coppull.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appley Bridge | — | £236K | 64 | +39% |
| Shevington | 1.1 | £221K | 64 | +28% |
| Shevington Moor | 1.5 | £265K | 45 | +31% |
| Standish | 2.3 | £250K | 150 | +27% |
| Parbold | 2.5 | £300K | 30 | +58% |
| Skelmersdale | 3.1 | £148K | 309 | +38% |
| Orrell | 3.2 | £220K | 274 | +37% |
| Coppull | 3.6 | £195K | 87 | +37% |
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 Appley Bridge
What is the average house price in Appley Bridge?
The median home in Appley Bridge sold for £236,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 205 standard sales (£248,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £326,500, semi-detached houses £218,000 and terraced houses £205,000.
Are house prices going up in Appley Bridge?
The median was £235,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£230,000), and £248,500 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 Appley Bridge each year?
64 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 75 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Appley Bridge?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Herons Wharf (WN6, £411,250), Farrier Way (WN6, £400,000) and Appley Lane North (WN6, £356,000).
Is Appley Bridge expensive for Greater Manchester?
Appley Bridge is the 35th most expensive of 81 towns of 2,500 or more in Greater Manchester 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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