The median home in Barrowford sells for £178,750
That is the middle of 350 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 3.3 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 Barrowford’s sales are terraced houses
350 homes sold in three years: 67 detached houses, 84 semi-detached houses, 185 terraced houses and 14 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £300K–£450K
- Last 12 months
- £365K20 sold
median sale · 84 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£290K
- Last 12 months
- £225K26 sold
median sale · 185 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £118K–£172K
- Last 12 months
- £155K60 sold
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £98K–£153K
- Last 12 months
- £111K6 sold
A terraced town: half 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 Barrowford’s homes sold for between £128K and £275K
One sale in ten was under £107K and one in ten over £370K. 70% sold for under £250K.
The median, £178,750, sits in the £150–200K band
350 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.3 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £54,950 in 1995 to £180,000 in the last 12 months (£139,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
112 sales in the last 12 months, against 218 in 2004, the busiest year, and 67 in 2009. Sales fell by 65% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 5%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 75% more sales than 2020.
Barrowford costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Barrowford, 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 | £92K | £109K | £280K | £285K | £270K | £328K | £365K |
| Semi-detached houses | £59K | £68K | £180K | £200K | £165K | £184K | £225K |
| Terraced houses | £36K | £40K | £95K | £103K | £115K | £120K | £155K |
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
259 new homes have been sold in Barrowford since 1995; the share peaked at 18% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £272,250
against £177,750 for a home sold on, 53% 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.
39% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 36% sold leasehold in Barrowford. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Gisburn Road is Barrowford’s busiest street, with 20 sales in three years
23 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 | Gisburn Road | BB9 | 20 | £186,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Dixon Street | BB9 | 13 | £172,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Fife Street | BB9 | 13 | £123,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Trough Laithe Road | BB9 | 12 | £269,750 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Nora Street | BB9 | 12 | £129,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Holmefield Gardens | BB9 | 9 | £265,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Stone Edge Road | BB9 | 8 | £347,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | May Street | BB9 | 8 | £129,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Clough Springs | BB9 | 7 | £153,000 | Mostly flats |
| 10 | Duckworth Street | BB9 | 7 | £151,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Bolton Grove | BB9 | 7 | £130,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Church Street | BB9 | 6 | £189,975 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Hamilton Road | BB9 | 6 | £134,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Wheatley Lane Road | BB9 | 5 | £299,950 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Barnoldswick Road | BB9 | 5 | £279,950 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Stone Edge Road: £347,500
Victoria Street: £115,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3 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.
Barrowford is the 43rd most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Barrowford 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.
Barrowford’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Nelson, Colne and Burnley.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrowford | — | £179K | 112 | +31% |
| Nelson | 1 | £92K | 271 | +64% |
| Fence | 1.8 | £280K | 25 | +24% |
| Brierfield | 1.9 | £173K | 114 | +57% |
| Colne | 2.2 | £140K | 256 | +47% |
| Foulridge | 2.7 | £249K | 19 | +30% |
| Trawden | 3.4 | £213K | 17 | +56% |
| Burnley | 3.9 | £133K | 844 | +63% |
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 Barrowford
What is the average house price in Barrowford?
The median home in Barrowford sold for £178,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 350 standard sales (£180,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £359,950, semi-detached houses £220,000, terraced houses £139,000 and flats and maisonettes £107,000.
Are house prices going up in Barrowford?
The median was £162,750 in 2025, down 10% on 2024 (£180,500), and £180,000 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 Barrowford each year?
112 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 116 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Barrowford?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Stone Edge Road (BB9, £347,500), Wheatley Lane Road (BB9, £299,950) and Barnoldswick Road (BB9, £279,950).
How much does a new build cost in Barrowford?
New homes sold for a median £272,250 over three years, against £177,750 for homes sold on. New builds were 1.7% of sales.
Is Barrowford expensive for Lancashire?
Barrowford is the 43rd 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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