Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Forton sells for £310,000
That is the middle of 35 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. 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 Forton’s sales are detached houses
35 homes sold in three years: 18 detached houses, 8 semi-detached houses, 8 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £319K–£475K
- Last 12 months
- £325K5 sold
- New build
- £397K
Semi-detached houses: 8 sold, median £238K
Terraced houses: 8 sold, median £183K
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half 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 Forton’s homes sold for between £190K and £384K
One sale in ten was under £178K and one in ten over £515K. 40% sold for under £250K.
The median, £310,000, sits in the £300–400K band
35 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Umpire Drive is Forton’s busiest street, with 9 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Umpire Drive | PR3 | 9 | £315,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Hollins Lane | PR3 | 6 | £206,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Wicket Drive | PR3 | 5 | £384,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
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.
Forton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Garstang and Catterall.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forton | — | £310K | 14 | — |
| Galgate | 2.9 | £211K | 29 | +20% |
| Garstang | 3.2 | £260K | 63 | +41% |
| Bailrigg | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Bonds | 4 | £260K | 7 | +4% |
| Catterall | 5.2 | £235K | 35 | +17% |
| Overton | 5.5 | £223K | 11 | +41% |
| Pilling | 5.8 | £275K | 13 | +14% |
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 Forton
What is the average house price in Forton?
The median home in Forton sold for £310,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 35 standard sales (£215,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £382,000, semi-detached houses £238,000 and terraced houses £183,000.
How many homes sell in Forton each year?
14 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 10 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Forton?
New homes sold for a median £322,000 over three years, against £240,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 46% of sales.
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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