The median home in Barley sells for £456,750
That is the middle of 26 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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 Barley’s sales are detached houses
26 homes sold in three years: 13 detached houses, 9 semi-detached houses and 4 terraced houses.
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £640K–£980K
- New build
- £515K
Semi-detached houses: 9 sold, median £435K
Terraced houses: 4 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
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.
63% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
23 new homes have been sold in Barley since 1995; the share peaked at 15% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £445,000
against £675,000 for a home sold on, 34% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3.8% sold leasehold in Barley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Barley’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Royston and Melbourn.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley | — | £457K | 3 | — |
| Royston | 3.2 | £378K | 239 | +26% |
| Melbourn | 4 | £400K | 64 | +10% |
| Fowlmere | 4.8 | £500K | 13 | +23% |
| Meldreth | 5.1 | £477K | 17 | +37% |
| Bassingbourn | 5.4 | £398K | 14 | +22% |
| Buntingford | 6.1 | £430K | 93 | +13% |
| Foxton | 6.3 | £611K | 11 | +34% |
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 Barley
What is the average house price in Barley?
The median home in Barley sold for £456,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 26 standard sales. By type: detached houses £675,000 and semi-detached houses £435,000.
How much does a new build cost in Barley?
New homes sold for a median £445,000 over three years, against £675,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 46% of sales.
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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