Homes in Milnrow sell for a median £207,500
That is the middle of 353 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 4.6 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 Milnrow’s sales are semi-detached houses
353 homes sold in three years: 69 detached houses, 170 semi-detached houses, 98 terraced houses and 16 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £295K–£396K
- Last 12 months
- £323K23 sold
median sale · 170 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£247K
- Last 12 months
- £225K49 sold
median sale · 98 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £139K–£187K
- Last 12 months
- £177K35 sold
median sale · 16 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £105K–£148K
- Last 12 months
- £125K6 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 48% 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 Milnrow’s homes sold for between £160K and £260K
One sale in ten was under £130K and one in ten over £325K. 69% sold for under £250K.
The median, £207,500, sits in the £200–250K band
353 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.6 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £49,000 in 1995 to £225,000 in the last 12 months (£135,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
113 sales in the last 12 months, against 252 in 2002, the busiest year, and 62 in 2011. Sales fell by 50% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 46% more sales than 2020.
Milnrow costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Milnrow, 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 | £85K | £112K | £204K | £189K | £196K | £245K | £323K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £58K | £120K | £120K | £130K | £170K | £225K |
| Terraced houses | £38K | £40K | £89K | £95K | £96K | £108K | £177K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £131K | — | — | £126K | £125K |
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
313 new homes have been sold in Milnrow since 1995; the share peaked at 39% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
52% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 49% sold leasehold in Milnrow. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Rochdale Road is Milnrow’s busiest street, with 21 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Rochdale Road | OL16 | 21 | £161,360 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Croft Head Drive | OL16 | 14 | £250,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Harbour Lane | OL16 | 12 | £155,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Smith Hill | OL16 | 11 | £223,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Newhey Road | OL16 | 11 | £170,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Beechfield Road | OL16 | 9 | £250,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Weir Road | OL16 | 8 | £300,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Bealcroft Close | OL16 | 8 | £236,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Egremont Road | OL16 | 8 | £208,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Schofield Close | OL16 | 8 | £125,000 | Mostly flats |
| 11 | Townley Road | OL16 | 7 | £245,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Princess Road | OL16 | 7 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Simeon Street | OL16 | 7 | £175,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Willows Lane | OL16 | 7 | £170,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Stanney Close | OL16 | 6 | £422,500 | Mostly detached houses |
Stanney Close: £422,500
Schofield Close: £125,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.4 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.
Milnrow is the 58th most expensive of 81 towns in Greater Manchester
Milnrow 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.
Milnrow’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Newhey.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milnrow | — | £208K | 113 | +60% |
| Newhey | 1 | £180K | 31 | +57% |
| Rochdale | 2.1 | £195K | 867 | +53% |
| Littleborough | 2.1 | £225K | 160 | +67% |
| Shaw | 2.2 | £205K | 211 | +52% |
| Wardle | 2.7 | £215K | 22 | +67% |
| Royton | 3.2 | £225K | 258 | +58% |
| Trub | 3.3 | £203K | 16 | +49% |
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 Milnrow
What is the average house price in Milnrow?
The median home in Milnrow sold for £207,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 353 standard sales (£225,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £323,000, semi-detached houses £210,000, terraced houses £160,000 and flats and maisonettes £125,000.
Are house prices going up in Milnrow?
The median was £205,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£200,000), and £225,000 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 Milnrow each year?
113 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 129 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Milnrow?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Stanney Close (OL16, £422,500), Buckley Chase (OL16, £330,000) and Weir Road (OL16, £300,000).
Is Milnrow expensive for Greater Manchester?
Milnrow is the 58th 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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