The median home in Marple Bridge sells for £435,000
That is the middle of 198 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 5.4 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.
40% of Marple Bridge’s sales are detached houses
198 homes sold in three years: 79 detached houses, 59 semi-detached houses, 54 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 79 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £450K–£700K
- Last 12 months
- £560K31 sold
median sale · 59 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £372K–£603K
- Last 12 months
- £436K19 sold
median sale · 54 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £254K–£355K
- Last 12 months
- £315K25 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £280K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% 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 Marple Bridge’s homes sold for between £335K and £610K
One sale in ten was under £267K and one in ten over £750K. 7% sold for under £250K.
The median, £435,000, sits in the £400–500K band
198 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £81,000 in 1995 to £435,000 in the last 12 months (£312,025 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
75 sales in the last 12 months, against 111 in 1997, the busiest year, and 44 in 2011. Sales fell by 49% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 66% more sales than 2020.
Marple Bridge costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Marple Bridge, 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 | £119K | £184K | £275K | £305K | £338K | £450K | £560K |
| Semi-detached houses | £77K | £103K | £253K | £292K | £315K | £365K | £436K |
| Terraced houses | £58K | £80K | £177K | £165K | £180K | £220K | £315K |
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
29 new homes have been sold in Marple Bridge since 1995; the share peaked at 8% in 2005.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
33% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 31% sold leasehold in Marple 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.
Compstall Road is Marple Bridge’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
11 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 | Compstall Road | SK6 | 26 | £290,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Longhurst Lane | SK6 | 21 | £610,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Hollins Lane | SK6 | 13 | £692,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Lower Fold | SK6 | 9 | £359,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Ricroft Road | SK6 | 9 | £315,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Cote Green Road | SK6 | 8 | £617,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Townscliffe Lane | SK6 | 6 | £805,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Ernocroft Road | SK6 | 6 | £413,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Cote Green Lane | SK6 | 6 | £377,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Fernwood | SK6 | 5 | £570,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Leighton Drive | SK6 | 5 | £485,000 | Mostly detached houses |
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.
Marple Bridge is the 4th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Marple Bridge is one of Greater Manchester’s dearest 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.
Marple Bridge’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Marple, Romiley and High Lane.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marple Bridge | — | £435K | 75 | +29% |
| Marple | 1.1 | £344K | 170 | +53% |
| Romiley | 1.9 | £310K | 131 | +44% |
| High Lane | 2.8 | £381K | 55 | +39% |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 2.8 | £250K | 222 | +62% |
| Broadbottom | 3 | £230K | 20 | +32% |
| New Mills | 3.1 | £260K | 124 | +64% |
| Disley | 3.2 | £340K | 50 | +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 Marple Bridge
What is the average house price in Marple Bridge?
The median home in Marple Bridge sold for £435,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 198 standard sales (£435,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £585,000, semi-detached houses £455,000, terraced houses £307,500 and flats and maisonettes £280,000.
Are house prices going up in Marple Bridge?
The median was £438,000 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£402,500), and £435,000 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 Marple Bridge each year?
75 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 71 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Marple Bridge?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Townscliffe Lane (SK6, £805,000), Hollins Lane (SK6, £692,000) and Cote Green Road (SK6, £617,500).
Is Marple Bridge expensive for Greater Manchester?
Marple Bridge is the 4th 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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