Homes in Cottam sell for a median £279,000
That is the middle of 521 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 3.7 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.
Two thirds of Cottam’s sales are detached houses
521 homes sold in three years: 329 detached houses, 126 semi-detached houses, 60 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 329 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £280K–£375K
- Last 12 months
- £312K73 sold
- New build
- £347K
median sale · 126 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £162K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £193K26 sold
- New build
- £239K
median sale · 60 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £145K–£215K
- Last 12 months
- £200K13 sold
- New build
- £172K
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £126K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: two thirds 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 Cottam’s homes sold for between £220K and £345K
One sale in ten was under £155K and one in ten over £400K. 36% sold for under £250K.
The median, £279,000, sits in the £250–300K band
521 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £74,900 in 1995 to £279,000 in the last 12 months (£242,472 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
114 sales in the last 12 months, against 284 in 2022, the busiest year, and 27 in 2011. Sales fell by 40% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 14%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 23% more sales than 2020.
Cottam costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Cottam, 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 | £80K | £115K | £250K | £247K | £263K | £277K | £312K |
| Semi-detached houses | £51K | £56K | £134K | £147K | £161K | £200K | £193K |
| Terraced houses | — | £55K | £220K | — | £161K | £210K | £200K |
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.
6% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,848 new homes have been sold in Cottam since 1995; the share peaked at 91% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £312,975
against £265,000 for a home sold on, 18% 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.
10% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 8.5% sold leasehold in Cottam. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Maxy House Road is Cottam’s busiest street, with 58 sales in three years
40 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 13 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 | Maxy House Road | PR4 | 58 | £296,125 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Harrow Drive | PR4 | 34 | £312,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Hoyles Lane | PR4 | 23 | £352,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Freesia Avenue | PR4 | 16 | £376,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Broadstone Road | PR4 | 15 | £143,377 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Redwood Drive | PR4 | 14 | £297,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Harvester Drive | PR4 | 13 | £296,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Beaminster Avenue | PR4 | 13 | £159,950 | Mixed |
| 9 | Honey Road | PR4 | 11 | £268,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Dunnock Lane | PR4 | 11 | £172,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Roseberry Avenue | PR4 | 10 | £265,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Minster Park | PR4 | 10 | £259,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Digby Drive | PR4 | 10 | £224,475 | Mixed · new builds |
| 14 | Yield Avenue | PR4 | 9 | £315,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 15 | Buckthorn Drive | PR4 | 9 | £275,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Triumph Avenue: £499,997
Sharp Close: £129,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.9 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.
Cottam is the 6th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Cottam 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.
Cottam’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Fulwood, Preston and Penwortham.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottam | — | £279K | 114 | +14% |
| Fulwood | 1.8 | £222K | 380 | +35% |
| Clifton | 2.5 | £232K | 8 | +38% |
| Broughton | 2.6 | £332K | 92 | +55% |
| Preston | 3 | £140K | 731 | +40% |
| Barton | 3.2 | £368K | 22 | +54% |
| Newton-with-Scales | 3.4 | £340K | 21 | +88% |
| Penwortham | 3.4 | £223K | 224 | +35% |
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 Cottam
What is the average house price in Cottam?
The median home in Cottam sold for £279,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 521 standard sales (£279,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £322,050, semi-detached houses £216,950, terraced houses £174,200 and flats and maisonettes £125,750.
Are house prices going up in Cottam?
The median was £283,750 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£273,625), and £279,000 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 Cottam each year?
114 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 198 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Cottam?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Triumph Avenue (PR4, £499,997), Keats Way (PR4, £405,500) and Freesia Avenue (PR4, £376,500).
How much does a new build cost in Cottam?
New homes sold for a median £312,975 over three years, against £265,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 32% of sales.
Is Cottam expensive for Lancashire?
Cottam is the 6th 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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