Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Failsworth sells for £207,000
That is the middle of 635 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 Failsworth’s sales are semi-detached houses
635 homes sold in three years: 52 detached houses, 314 semi-detached houses, 251 terraced houses and 18 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 52 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£370K
- Last 12 months
- £344K18 sold
median sale · 314 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £195K–£270K
- Last 12 months
- £250K86 sold
median sale · 251 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £153K–£205K
- Last 12 months
- £174K78 sold
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £105K–£138K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 49% 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 Failsworth’s homes sold for between £170K and £255K
One sale in ten was under £141K and one in ten over £300K. 72% sold for under £250K.
The median, £207,000, sits in the £200–250K band
635 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 £215,000 in the last 12 months (£148,750 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
183 sales in the last 12 months, against 485 in 2006, the busiest year, and 153 in 2011. Sales fell by 61% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 53% more sales than 2020.
Failsworth costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Failsworth, 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 | £80K | £70K | £130K | £200K | £190K | £280K | £344K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £51K | £120K | £124K | £124K | £175K | £250K |
| Terraced houses | £33K | £30K | £80K | £84K | £85K | £125K | £174K |
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
477 new homes have been sold in Failsworth since 1995; the share peaked at 22% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
39% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 38% sold leasehold in Failsworth. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Ashton Road East is Failsworth’s busiest street, with 20 sales in three years
41 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 7 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 | Ashton Road East | M35 | 20 | £190,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Lord Lane | M35 | 13 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Roman Road | M35 | 13 | £210,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Leicester Road | M35 | 11 | £330,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Ashworth Street | M35 | 11 | £183,300 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Lodge Hall Drive | M35 | 10 | £317,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Westminster Road | M35 | 10 | £186,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Somerset Road | M35 | 9 | £250,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Clifton Street | M35 | 9 | £228,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Alder Road | M35 | 8 | £282,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Cosgrove Crescent | M35 | 8 | £213,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Ravenoak Drive | M35 | 8 | £201,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Glenmore Drive | M35 | 8 | £177,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Old Road | M35 | 8 | £173,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Co-Operation Street | M35 | 8 | £158,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
Spring Valley Way: £375,000
Hardman Lane: £123,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 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.
Failsworth is the 59th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Failsworth 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.
Failsworth’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Oldham.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failsworth | — | £207K | 183 | +77% |
| Woodhouses | 0.7 | £318K | 17 | +42% |
| Droylsden | 1.5 | £213K | 185 | +85% |
| Chadderton | 2.3 | £200K | 334 | +74% |
| Audenshaw | 2.6 | £249K | 116 | +61% |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 2.6 | £190K | 323 | +74% |
| Oldham | 2.9 | £165K | 521 | +94% |
| Middleton | 3.7 | £225K | 450 | +88% |
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 Failsworth
What is the average house price in Failsworth?
The median home in Failsworth sold for £207,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 635 standard sales (£215,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £322,500, semi-detached houses £229,500, terraced houses £175,000 and flats and maisonettes £120,500.
Are house prices going up in Failsworth?
The median was £215,000 in 2025, up 10% on 2024 (£196,000), and £215,000 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 Failsworth each year?
183 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 267 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Failsworth?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Spring Valley Way (M35, £375,000), Leicester Road (M35, £330,000) and Lodge Hall Drive (M35, £317,500).
Is Failsworth expensive for Greater Manchester?
Failsworth is the 59th 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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