Photo: Paul Bennett · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Blackrod sell for a median £220,000
That is the middle of 213 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 5.1 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.
Half of Blackrod’s sales are semi-detached houses
213 homes sold in three years: 51 detached houses, 100 semi-detached houses, 60 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 51 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £315K13 sold
median sale · 100 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £215K29 sold
median sale · 60 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £150K–£195K
- Last 12 months
- £169K18 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 47% 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 Blackrod’s homes sold for between £175K and £275K
One sale in ten was under £150K and one in ten over £340K. 64% sold for under £250K.
The median, £220,000, sits in the £200–250K band
213 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £42,000 in 1995 to £212,500 in the last 12 months (£197,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
60 sales in the last 12 months, against 121 in 2002, the busiest year, and 34 in 2008. Sales fell by 53% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 14%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 30% more sales than 2020.
Blackrod costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Blackrod, 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 | £63K | £77K | £187K | £225K | £220K | £287K | £315K |
| Semi-detached houses | £49K | £62K | £138K | £120K | £140K | £160K | £215K |
| Terraced houses | £35K | £35K | £105K | £90K | £118K | £122K | £169K |
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 37% in 2018
155 new homes have been sold in Blackrod since 1995; the share peaked at 37% in 2018.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
56% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 56% sold leasehold in Blackrod. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Manchester Road is Blackrod’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
19 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 | Manchester Road | BL6 | 19 | £195,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Greenbarn Way | BL6 | 15 | £250,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Station Road | BL6 | 14 | £151,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Vicarage Road West | BL6 | 8 | £185,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | New Street | BL6 | 8 | £163,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Lymbridge Drive | BL6 | 7 | £294,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Nightingale Road | BL6 | 7 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Thirlmere Road | BL6 | 7 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Vicarage Road | BL6 | 7 | £170,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | The Cheethams | BL6 | 6 | £262,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Inveraray Avenue | BL6 | 6 | £199,700 | Mixed |
| 12 | Hill Lane | BL6 | 6 | £160,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Newark Close | BL6 | 5 | £320,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Coniston Road | BL6 | 5 | £285,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Scot Lane | BL6 | 5 | £240,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Newark Close: £320,000
Station Road: £151,500
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.
Blackrod is the 49th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Blackrod 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.
Blackrod’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Ince-in-Makerfield and Coppull.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrod | — | £220K | 60 | +52% |
| Aspull | 1.5 | £200K | 37 | +43% |
| Horwich | 1.7 | £230K | 293 | +64% |
| Adlington | 1.9 | £218K | 100 | +40% |
| Wingates | 3.2 | £175K | 33 | +55% |
| Standish | 3.2 | £250K | 150 | +27% |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 3.8 | £145K | 73 | +62% |
| Coppull | 3.9 | £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 Blackrod
What is the average house price in Blackrod?
The median home in Blackrod sold for £220,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 213 standard sales (£212,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £320,000, semi-detached houses £220,000 and terraced houses £166,750.
Are house prices going up in Blackrod?
The median was £230,000 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£217,500), and £212,500 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 Blackrod each year?
60 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 86 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Blackrod?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Newark Close (BL6, £320,000), Lymbridge Drive (BL6, £294,000) and Coniston Road (BL6, £285,000).
Is Blackrod expensive for Greater Manchester?
Blackrod is the 49th 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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