The median home in Golborne sells for £232,250
That is the middle of 1,176 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.
42% of Golborne’s sales are semi-detached houses
1,176 homes sold in three years: 390 detached houses, 498 semi-detached houses, 239 terraced houses and 49 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.2 times what a flat does.
median sale · 390 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £288K–£390K
- Last 12 months
- £348K102 sold
- New build
- £370K
median sale · 498 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£254K
- Last 12 months
- £228K140 sold
- New build
- £265K
median sale · 239 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £125K–£183K
- Last 12 months
- £157K64 sold
median sale · 49 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £85K–£123K
- Last 12 months
- £117K12 sold
- New build
- £148K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 42% 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 Golborne’s homes sold for between £170K and £300K
One sale in ten was under £125K and one in ten over £385K. 58% sold for under £250K.
The median, £232,250, sits in the £200–250K band
1,176 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, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £46,725 in 1995 to £235,000 in the last 12 months (£177,750 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
318 sales in the last 12 months, against 620 in 2019, the busiest year, and 206 in 2009. Sales fell by 66% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%.
Golborne costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Golborne, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £72K | £89K | £190K | £199K | £206K | £259K | £348K |
| Semi-detached houses | £48K | £55K | £120K | £118K | £127K | £168K | £228K |
| Terraced houses | £32K | £35K | £93K | £83K | £95K | £123K | £157K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | £23K | £103K | — | £74K | £81K | £117K |
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: 1% of sales in the last 12 months, after 41% in 2020
2,738 new homes have been sold in Golborne since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2020.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £325,000
against £217,500 for a home sold on, 49% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
44% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 42% sold leasehold in Golborne. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Rothwell Gardens is Golborne’s busiest street, with 48 sales in three years
70 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 23 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 | Rothwell Gardens | WA3 | 48 | £281,497 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Newton Road | WA3 | 27 | £180,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Bainbridge Avenue | WA3 | 26 | £394,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | St Helens Road | WN7 | 25 | £170,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Crompton Way | WA3 | 24 | £265,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Hawthorn Gardens | WA3 | 21 | £365,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Green Lawns Close | WA3 | 19 | £265,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 8 | Broadleaf Meadow | WA3 | 18 | £390,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Church Lane | WA3 | 16 | £254,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Grainey Berry Field | WA3 | 16 | £252,495 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Farm Croft Drive | WA3 | 15 | £314,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 12 | Sherman Hill Close | WA3 | 15 | £265,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Rowan Avenue | WA3 | 15 | £215,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Harvey Lane | WA3 | 15 | £150,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Oak Green Road | WA3 | 14 | £287,500 | Mostly detached houses |
Heath Lane: £645,000
Jubilee Court: £81,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 8 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.
Golborne is the 37th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Golborne 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.
Golborne’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Leigh, Newton-le-Willows and Platt Bridge and Abram.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golborne | — | £232K | 318 | +72% |
| Bickershaw | 2.7 | £190K | 22 | +117% |
| Leigh | 2.8 | £172K | 474 | +67% |
| Newton-le-Willows | 2.8 | £204K | 259 | +45% |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 2.9 | £165K | 97 | +59% |
| Culcheth | 2.9 | £358K | 77 | +59% |
| Croft | 3 | £381K | 18 | +41% |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 3 | £190K | 284 | +55% |
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 Golborne
What is the average house price in Golborne?
The median home in Golborne sold for £232,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,176 standard sales (£235,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £339,972, semi-detached houses £225,000, terraced houses £154,000 and flats and maisonettes £105,000.
Are house prices going up in Golborne?
The median was £236,000 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£226,250), and £235,000 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 Golborne each year?
318 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 470 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Golborne?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Heath Lane (WA3, £645,000), The Paddocks (WA3, £599,950) and Kenyon Lane (WA3, £425,000).
How much does a new build cost in Golborne?
New homes sold for a median £325,000 over three years, against £217,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 15% of sales.
Is Golborne expensive for Greater Manchester?
Golborne is the 36th 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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