The median home in Barnoldswick sells for £150,000
That is the middle of 591 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 4.4 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.
Two thirds of Barnoldswick’s sales are terraced houses
591 homes sold in three years: 69 detached houses, 108 semi-detached houses, 403 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £260K–£390K
- Last 12 months
- £328K14 sold
- New build
- £385K
median sale · 108 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £175K–£277K
- Last 12 months
- £228K32 sold
- New build
- £335K
median sale · 403 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £115K–£160K
- Last 12 months
- £135K109 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £40K–£139K
A terraced town: two thirds 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 Barnoldswick’s homes sold for between £120K and £221K
One sale in ten was under £95K and one in ten over £310K. 81% sold for under £250K.
The median, £150,000, sits in the £150–200K band
591 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £34,000 in 1995 to £150,000 in the last 12 months (£125,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
158 sales in the last 12 months, against 390 in 2006, the busiest year, and 117 in 2009. Sales fell by 64% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 12%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 79% more sales than 2020.
Barnoldswick costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Barnoldswick, 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 | £81K | £85K | £199K | £209K | £230K | £228K | £328K |
| Semi-detached houses | £58K | £65K | £136K | £129K | £163K | £185K | £228K |
| Terraced houses | £31K | £33K | £82K | £85K | £86K | £110K | £135K |
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
342 new homes have been sold in Barnoldswick since 1995; the share peaked at 13% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £365,000
against £146,000 for a home sold on, 150% 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.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.9% sold leasehold in Barnoldswick. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Bower Close is Barnoldswick’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
39 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 7 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 | Bower Close | BB18 | 19 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Loughber Croft | BB18 | 14 | £375,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Gisburn Road | BB18 | 14 | £172,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Park Road | BB18 | 13 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | York Street | BB18 | 13 | £119,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Harrison Street | BB18 | 11 | £151,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Wellington Street | BB18 | 10 | £137,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Skipton Road | BB18 | 9 | £170,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Lower West Avenue | BB18 | 9 | £122,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Rook Street | BB18 | 9 | £122,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Louvain Street | BB18 | 8 | £157,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Wellhouse Road | BB18 | 8 | £155,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Lower North Avenue | BB18 | 8 | £135,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Federation Street | BB18 | 8 | £122,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Rosemount Avenue | BB18 | 7 | £150,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Rainhall Crescent: £425,000
Bracewell Street: £97,250
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.4 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.
Barnoldswick is the 50th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Barnoldswick is in the middle of Lancashire’s 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.
Barnoldswick’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Nelson.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnoldswick | — | £150K | 158 | +30% |
| Earby | 1.8 | £160K | 56 | +41% |
| Foulridge | 3 | £249K | 19 | +30% |
| Colne | 4.2 | £140K | 256 | +47% |
| Barrowford | 4.9 | £179K | 112 | +31% |
| Trawden | 5.6 | £213K | 17 | +56% |
| Gargrave | 5.6 | £265K | 20 | +32% |
| Nelson | 5.7 | £92K | 271 | +64% |
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 Barnoldswick
What is the average house price in Barnoldswick?
The median home in Barnoldswick sold for £150,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 591 standard sales (£150,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £310,000, semi-detached houses £243,000, terraced houses £135,000 and flats and maisonettes £92,000.
Are house prices going up in Barnoldswick?
The median was £150,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£149,000), and £150,000 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 Barnoldswick each year?
158 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 219 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Barnoldswick?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Rainhall Crescent (BB18, £425,000), Loughber Croft (BB18, £375,000) and Bower Close (BB18, £310,000).
How much does a new build cost in Barnoldswick?
New homes sold for a median £365,000 over three years, against £146,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 6.1% of sales.
Is Barnoldswick expensive for Lancashire?
Barnoldswick is the 50th 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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