Homes in Caton sell for a median £270,000
That is the middle of 121 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 5.5 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 Caton’s sales are semi-detached houses
121 homes sold in three years: 38 detached houses, 49 semi-detached houses, 22 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 38 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £325K–£540K
- Last 12 months
- £423K12 sold
- New build
- £925K
median sale · 49 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £277K16 sold
median sale · 22 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £179K–£268K
- Last 12 months
- £185K5 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £115K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £125K5 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 Caton’s homes sold for between £205K and £340K
One sale in ten was under £170K and one in ten over £530K. 36% sold for under £250K.
The median, £270,000, sits in the £250–300K band
121 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £53,000 in 1995 to £292,500 in the last 12 months (£248,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
38 sales in the last 12 months, against 68 in 2006, the busiest year, and 20 in 2012.
Caton costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Caton, 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 | £75K | £110K | £299K | £310K | £230K | £315K | £423K |
| Semi-detached houses | £53K | £71K | £167K | £163K | £196K | £198K | £277K |
| Terraced houses | £50K | £60K | £138K | £132K | £140K | £138K | £185K |
| Flats and maisonettes | £53K | £54K | — | — | — | — | £125K |
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
122 new homes have been sold in Caton since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £810,000
against £265,000 for a home sold on, 206% 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.
14% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 5.5% sold leasehold in Caton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Brookhouse Road is Caton’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
8 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Brookhouse Road | LA2 | 11 | £274,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Low Mill | LA2 | 11 | £220,000 | Mostly flats |
| 3 | Parklands | LA2 | 8 | £810,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Hornby Road | LA2 | 7 | £260,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Sycamore Road | LA2 | 6 | £247,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Artlebeck Road | LA2 | 6 | £187,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Pinewood Avenue | LA2 | 5 | £290,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Hawthorn Avenue | LA2 | 5 | £270,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Caton is the 8th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Caton is one of Lancashire’s dearest 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.
Caton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Lancaster, Carnforth and Morecambe.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caton | — | £270K | 38 | +35% |
| Halton | 1.8 | £269K | 31 | +31% |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 3.7 | £288K | 89 | +28% |
| Lancaster | 4 | £180K | 561 | +16% |
| Carnforth | 4.2 | £190K | 71 | +31% |
| Warton (Lancaster) | 5.3 | £265K | 19 | +39% |
| Bailrigg | 5.4 | — | 2 | — |
| Morecambe | 5.7 | £185K | 396 | +50% |
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 Caton
What is the average house price in Caton?
The median home in Caton sold for £270,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 121 standard sales (£292,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £422,500, semi-detached houses £265,000, terraced houses £193,500 and flats and maisonettes £125,000.
Are house prices going up in Caton?
The median was £302,975 in 2025, up 20% on 2024 (£252,000), and £292,500 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 Caton each year?
38 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 45 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Caton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Parklands (LA2, £810,000), Pinewood Avenue (LA2, £290,000) and Brookhouse Road (LA2, £274,500).
How much does a new build cost in Caton?
New homes sold for a median £810,000 over three years, against £265,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 6.6% of sales.
Is Caton expensive for Lancashire?
Caton is the 8th 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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