Photo: philandju · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Hindley sell for a median £196,000
That is the middle of 1,037 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 4.7 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.
41% of Hindley’s sales are semi-detached houses
1,037 homes sold in three years: 235 detached houses, 427 semi-detached houses, 358 terraced houses and 17 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 235 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£320K
- Last 12 months
- £300K43 sold
- New build
- £283K
median sale · 427 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £215K101 sold
- New build
- £232K
median sale · 358 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£172K
- Last 12 months
- £143K92 sold
- New build
- £211K
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £87K–£107K
- Last 12 months
- £103K6 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 41% 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 Hindley’s homes sold for between £148K and £242K
One sale in ten was under £118K and one in ten over £295K. 79% sold for under £250K.
The median, £196,000, sits in the £150–200K band
1,037 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £41,000 in 1995 to £191,000 in the last 12 months (£145,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
242 sales in the last 12 months, against 699 in 2003, the busiest year, and 195 in 2012. Sales fell by 63% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 15%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 33% more sales than 2020.
Hindley costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Hindley, 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 | £68K | £78K | £168K | £159K | £165K | £231K | £300K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £49K | £113K | £105K | £114K | £140K | £215K |
| Terraced houses | £28K | £31K | £72K | £75K | £81K | £97K | £143K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £106K | £66K | — | £70K | £103K |
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
1,730 new homes have been sold in Hindley since 1995; the share peaked at 31% in 2003.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £242,000
against £178,500 for a home sold on, 36% 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.
45% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 44% sold leasehold in Hindley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Atherton Road is Hindley’s busiest street, with 63 sales in three years
61 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 19 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 | Atherton Road | WN2 | 63 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Longwall Drive | WN2 | 47 | £215,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Brookbridge Road | WN2 | 43 | £244,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 4 | Coalshield Close | WN2 | 32 | £237,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Forge Green | WN2 | 28 | £251,825 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Castle Hill Road | WN2 | 21 | £143,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Blacksmiths Row | WN2 | 18 | £259,187 | Mixed · new builds |
| 8 | Long Lane | WN2 | 14 | £193,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Wigan Road | WN2 | 14 | £132,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Crossdale Road | WN2 | 13 | £220,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Sandy Lane | WN2 | 13 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Bexhill Drive | WN7 | 12 | £177,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Smallbrook Lane | WN7 | 11 | £195,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Corner Lane | WN7 | 11 | £150,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Iron Brook Close | WN2 | 10 | £284,500 | Mixed · new builds |
Hall Lane: £362,500
Addington Close: £100,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.6 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.
Hindley is the 63rd most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Hindley 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.
Hindley’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Platt Bridge and Abram, Ince-in-Makerfield and Leigh.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindley | — | £196K | 242 | +66% |
| Bickershaw | 1.2 | £190K | 22 | +117% |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 1.8 | £165K | 97 | +59% |
| Westhoughton | 2 | £240K | 250 | +70% |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 2.1 | £145K | 73 | +62% |
| Wingates | 2.4 | £175K | 33 | +55% |
| Leigh | 2.7 | £172K | 474 | +67% |
| Aspull | 2.9 | £200K | 37 | +43% |
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 Hindley
What is the average house price in Hindley?
The median home in Hindley sold for £196,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,037 standard sales (£191,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £283,000, semi-detached houses £208,000, terraced houses £143,000 and flats and maisonettes £100,000.
Are house prices going up in Hindley?
The median was £206,000 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£197,500), and £191,000 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 Hindley each year?
242 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 359 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Hindley?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hall Lane (WN2, £362,500), Glossop Way (WN2, £342,500) and Cranstal Drive (WN2, £295,000).
How much does a new build cost in Hindley?
New homes sold for a median £242,000 over three years, against £178,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 18% of sales.
Is Hindley expensive for Greater Manchester?
Hindley is the 63rd 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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