The median home in Burscough sells for £260,000
That is the middle of 560 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 4.7 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.
40% of Burscough’s sales are semi-detached houses
560 homes sold in three years: 203 detached houses, 222 semi-detached houses, 83 terraced houses and 52 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 203 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £349K–£419K
- Last 12 months
- £394K43 sold
- New build
- £388K
median sale · 222 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £250K60 sold
- New build
- £305K
median sale · 83 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £175K–£238K
- Last 12 months
- £208K25 sold
- New build
- £280K
median sale · 52 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£176K
- Last 12 months
- £161K10 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% 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 Burscough’s homes sold for between £203K and £365K
One sale in ten was under £165K and one in ten over £420K. 47% sold for under £250K.
The median, £260,000, sits in the £250–300K band
560 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £54,000 in 1995 to £254,975 in the last 12 months (£205,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
138 sales in the last 12 months, against 262 in 2003, the busiest year, and 60 in 2012. Sales fell by 64% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 83% more sales than 2020.
Burscough costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Burscough, 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 | £88K | £100K | £240K | £250K | £228K | £328K | £394K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £59K | £150K | £132K | £159K | £173K | £250K |
| Terraced houses | £42K | £49K | £131K | £128K | £160K | £175K | £208K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £122K | £114K | £145K | — | £161K |
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.
13% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
999 new homes have been sold in Burscough since 1995; the share peaked at 45% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £374,995
against £225,000 for a home sold on, 67% 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.
21% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 14% sold leasehold in Burscough. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Canal View Drive is Burscough’s busiest street, with 33 sales in three years
35 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 15 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 | Canal View Drive | L40 | 33 | £325,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Mill Lane | L40 | 29 | £172,500 | Mostly flats |
| 3 | Rochester Drive | L40 | 26 | £379,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Hesketh Road | L40 | 23 | £360,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Chancel Way | L40 | 22 | £390,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Earls Gardens | L40 | 17 | £306,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Liverpool Road South | L40 | 16 | £268,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Manor Avenue | L40 | 16 | £207,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Delph Drive | L40 | 15 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Red Cat Lane | L40 | 14 | £297,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Orrell Lane | L40 | 14 | £235,825 | Mixed |
| 12 | Ellerbrook Drive | L40 | 13 | £240,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Moss Lane | L40 | 12 | £282,500 | Mixed |
| 14 | Rivington Drive | L40 | 12 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 15 | Cinder Close | L40 | 10 | £398,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
Warburton Drive: £416,500
Trevor Road: £167,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.5 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.
Burscough is the 14th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Burscough 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.
Burscough’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Skelmersdale.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough | — | £260K | 138 | +53% |
| Rufford | 2.3 | £311K | 16 | +11% |
| Parbold | 2.9 | £300K | 30 | +58% |
| Ormskirk | 3.2 | £265K | 250 | +29% |
| Skelmersdale | 4.4 | £148K | 309 | +38% |
| Croston | 5.3 | £263K | 34 | +52% |
| Appley Bridge | 5.4 | £236K | 64 | +39% |
| Eccleston | 5.8 | £275K | 71 | +20% |
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 Burscough
What is the average house price in Burscough?
The median home in Burscough sold for £260,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 560 standard sales (£254,975 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £385,000, semi-detached houses £235,000, terraced houses £207,500 and flats and maisonettes £158,500.
Are house prices going up in Burscough?
The median was £261,995 in 2025, down 5% on 2024 (£277,000), and £254,975 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 Burscough each year?
138 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 168 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Burscough?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Warburton Drive (L40, £416,500), Cinder Close (L40, £398,995) and Chancel Way (L40, £390,500).
How much does a new build cost in Burscough?
New homes sold for a median £374,995 over three years, against £225,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 29% of sales.
Is Burscough expensive for Lancashire?
Burscough is the 13th 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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