Photo: robert wade · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Brierfield sells for £173,000
That is the middle of 329 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 5.9 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.
37% of Brierfield’s sales are semi-detached houses
329 homes sold in three years: 86 detached houses, 123 semi-detached houses and 120 terraced houses.
median sale · 86 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £220K–£310K
- Last 12 months
- £260K31 sold
median sale · 123 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £154K–£220K
- Last 12 months
- £195K41 sold
median sale · 120 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£121K
- Last 12 months
- £103K42 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% 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 Brierfield’s homes sold for between £105K and £237K
One sale in ten was under £70K and one in ten over £305K. 77% sold for under £250K.
The median, £173,000, sits in the £150–200K band
329 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.9 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £30,500 in 1995 to £179,975 in the last 12 months (£124,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
114 sales in the last 12 months, against 347 in 2004, the busiest year, and 89 in 2009. Sales fell by 69% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 9%.
Brierfield costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Brierfield, 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 | £80K | £94K | £173K | £204K | £170K | £200K | £260K |
| Semi-detached houses | £53K | £55K | £116K | £118K | £108K | £163K | £195K |
| Terraced houses | £18K | £18K | £35K | £54K | £45K | £65K | £103K |
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
365 new homes have been sold in Brierfield since 1995; the share peaked at 28% in 2000.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
49% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 49% sold leasehold in Brierfield. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Higher Reedley Road is Brierfield’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
17 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Higher Reedley Road | BB9 | 16 | £143,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Halifax Road | BB9 | 15 | £99,950 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Clarkson Close | BB10 | 11 | £227,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Kings Causeway | BB9 | 11 | £210,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Kibble Grove | BB9 | 9 | £227,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Weatherhill Crescent | BB9 | 7 | £191,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Reedley Road (BB10) | BB10 | 7 | £149,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Hillsborough Avenue | BB9 | 6 | £330,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Brier Heights Close | BB9 | 6 | £302,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Stoneyhurst Height | BB9 | 6 | £290,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Healdwood Drive | BB12 | 6 | £228,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Edge End Avenue | BB9 | 6 | £208,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Quakers View | BB9 | 6 | £167,500 | Mixed |
| 14 | Colne Road (BB9) | BB9 | 6 | £94,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Roundwood Avenue | BB10 | 5 | £190,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Hillsborough Avenue: £330,500
Colne Road (BB9): £94,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.5 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.
Brierfield is the 45th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Brierfield 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.
Brierfield’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Nelson, Burnley and Colne.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brierfield | — | £173K | 114 | +57% |
| Nelson | 1.3 | £92K | 271 | +64% |
| Fence | 1.4 | £280K | 25 | +24% |
| Burnley | 1.9 | £133K | 844 | +63% |
| Barrowford | 1.9 | £179K | 112 | +31% |
| Colne | 3.5 | £140K | 256 | +47% |
| Padiham | 3.7 | £110K | 134 | +40% |
| Trawden | 4.1 | £213K | 17 | +56% |
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 Brierfield
What is the average house price in Brierfield?
The median home in Brierfield sold for £173,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 329 standard sales (£179,975 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £266,500, semi-detached houses £185,000 and terraced houses £85,000.
Are house prices going up in Brierfield?
The median was £170,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£167,750), and £179,975 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 Brierfield each year?
114 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 Brierfield?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hillsborough Avenue (BB9, £330,500), Brier Heights Close (BB9, £302,500) and Stoneyhurst Height (BB9, £290,000).
Is Brierfield expensive for Lancashire?
Brierfield is the 45th 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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