Homes in Carleton sell for a median £256,745
That is the middle of 302 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 3.9 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.
Half of Carleton’s sales are semi-detached houses
302 homes sold in three years: 131 detached houses, 162 semi-detached houses, 5 terraced houses and 4 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 131 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £293K–£420K
- Last 12 months
- £315K30 sold
- New build
- £402K
median sale · 162 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £180K–£255K
- Last 12 months
- £196K49 sold
- New build
- £257K
Terraced houses: 5 sold, median £200K
Flats and maisonettes: 4 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 43% of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 Carleton’s homes sold for between £200K and £330K
One sale in ten was under £169K and one in ten over £430K. 46% sold for under £250K.
The median, £256,745, sits in the £250–300K band
302 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £59,995 in 1995 to £235,000 in the last 12 months (£169,250 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
81 sales in the last 12 months, against 159 in 1999, the busiest year, and 48 in 2008. Sales fell by 54% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 9%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 42% more sales than 2020.
Carleton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Carleton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £81K | £115K | £227K | £257K | £225K | £228K | £315K |
| Semi-detached houses | £52K | £60K | £140K | £134K | £136K | £158K | £196K |
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.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
255 new homes have been sold in Carleton since 1995; the share peaked at 44% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £378,497
against £229,500 for a home sold on, 65% 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.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 5.4% sold leasehold in Carleton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Spring Lane is Carleton’s busiest street, with 53 sales in three years
15 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 | Spring Lane | FY6 | 53 | £395,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Briarwood Grove | FY6 | 32 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Blackpool Road | FY6 | 21 | £260,020 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Arundel Drive | FY6 | 15 | £248,950 | Mixed |
| 5 | Poppy Close | FY6 | 9 | £389,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Bispham Road (FY6) | FY6 | 9 | £291,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Poulton Road | FY6 | 9 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Whiteholme Drive | FY6 | 9 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Beaumont Gardens | FY6 | 7 | £318,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Roylen Avenue | FY6 | 7 | £224,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Elderflower Lane | FY6 | 5 | £429,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Evergreen Close | FY6 | 5 | £409,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Bolton Avenue | FY6 | 5 | £205,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Skipton Avenue | FY6 | 5 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Rington Avenue | FY6 | 5 | £185,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Elderflower Lane: £429,995
Rington Avenue: £185,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.3 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.
Carleton is the 16th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Carleton 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.
Carleton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Thornton, Cleveleys and Blackpool.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | — | £257K | 81 | +60% |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 1.1 | £238K | 223 | +46% |
| Thornton | 1.5 | £177K | 296 | +29% |
| Cleveleys | 2.3 | £173K | 176 | +36% |
| Hambleton | 2.4 | £245K | 51 | +54% |
| Blackpool | 2.7 | £140K | 1,772 | +27% |
| Staining | 2.8 | £240K | 17 | +9% |
| Stalmine | 3.7 | £258K | 22 | +77% |
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 Carleton
What is the average house price in Carleton?
The median home in Carleton sold for £256,745 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 302 standard sales (£235,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £379,995, semi-detached houses £219,500 and terraced houses £200,000.
Are house prices going up in Carleton?
The median was £256,000 in 2025, down 3% on 2024 (£264,000), and £235,000 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 Carleton each year?
81 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 92 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Carleton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Elderflower Lane (FY6, £429,995), Evergreen Close (FY6, £409,995) and Spring Lane (FY6, £395,995).
How much does a new build cost in Carleton?
New homes sold for a median £378,497 over three years, against £229,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 34% of sales.
Is Carleton expensive for Lancashire?
Carleton is the 16th 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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