Photo: Raymond Knapman · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Accrington sell for a median £127,500
That is the middle of 1,121 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.
61% of Accrington’s sales are terraced houses
1,121 homes sold in three years: 123 detached houses, 304 semi-detached houses, 682 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 123 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £215K–£330K
- Last 12 months
- £275K37 sold
median sale · 304 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £150K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £190K89 sold
- New build
- £165K
median sale · 682 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £75K–£126K
- Last 12 months
- £113K192 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £62K–£95K
A terraced town: 61% of homes sold are terraced
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 Accrington’s homes sold for between £85K and £180K
One sale in ten was under £64K and one in ten over £253K. 89% sold for under £250K.
The median, £127,500, sits in the £100–150K band
1,121 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, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £27,500 in 1995 to £137,250 in the last 12 months (£88,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
320 sales in the last 12 months, against 1,067 in 2004, the busiest year, and 320 in 2012. Sales fell by 62% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 14%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 34% more sales than 2020.
Accrington costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Accrington, 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 | £73K | £80K | £160K | £164K | £161K | £212K | £275K |
| Semi-detached houses | £46K | £51K | £119K | £115K | £119K | £148K | £190K |
| Terraced houses | £22K | £22K | £56K | £68K | £62K | £64K | £113K |
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: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 17% in 2016
735 new homes have been sold in Accrington since 1995; the share peaked at 17% in 2016.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £165,000
against £126,000 for a home sold on, 31% 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.
69% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 69% sold leasehold in Accrington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Manchester Road is Accrington’s busiest street, with 38 sales in three years
80 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 21 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 | Manchester Road | BB5 | 38 | £165,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Burnley Road | BB5 | 24 | £141,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Stanley Street | BB5 | 20 | £86,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Avenue Parade | BB5 | 19 | £97,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Hollins Lane | BB5 | 18 | £325,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Moss Hall Road | BB5 | 17 | £138,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Bold Street | BB5 | 17 | £90,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Southwood Drive | BB5 | 15 | £189,950 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Haywood Road | BB5 | 14 | £127,725 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Willows Lane | BB5 | 14 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Hambledon Mill Park | BB5 | 13 | £180,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Lime Road | BB5 | 13 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Water Street | BB5 | 13 | £90,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Whalley Road | BB5 | 12 | £181,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Abbeydale Way | BB5 | 12 | £129,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Hollins Lane: £325,000
Empress Street: £59,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.5 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.
Accrington is the 62nd most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Accrington is one of Lancashire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Lancashire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Accrington’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | — | £128K | 320 | +39% |
| Church | 0.8 | £120K | 55 | +30% |
| Oswaldtwistle | 1.5 | £138K | 138 | +47% |
| Huncoat | 1.6 | £175K | 18 | +19% |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 1.9 | £153K | 83 | +25% |
| Rishton | 2.3 | £136K | 79 | +36% |
| Great Harwood | 2.8 | £140K | 164 | +40% |
| Hapton | 2.9 | £184K | 35 | +94% |
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 Accrington
What is the average house price in Accrington?
The median home in Accrington sold for £127,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 1,121 standard sales (£137,250 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £270,000, semi-detached houses £175,000, terraced houses £94,000 and flats and maisonettes £73,500.
Are house prices going up in Accrington?
The median was £130,000 in 2025, up 15% on 2024 (£113,500), and £137,250 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 Accrington each year?
320 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 451 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Accrington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hollins Lane (BB5, £325,000), Royds Avenue (BB5, £278,500) and Deer Park (BB5, £237,500).
How much does a new build cost in Accrington?
New homes sold for a median £165,000 over three years, against £126,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 1.2% of sales.
Is Accrington expensive for Lancashire?
Accrington is the 62nd most expensive of 65 towns of 2,500 or more in Lancashire 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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