Homes in Nelson sell for a median £92,000
That is the middle of 963 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 5.2 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.
Three quarters of Nelson’s sales are terraced houses
963 homes sold in three years: 61 detached houses, 202 semi-detached houses, 690 terraced houses and 10 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 61 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £195K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £283K22 sold
median sale · 202 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £124K–£175K
- Last 12 months
- £153K52 sold
median sale · 690 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £65K–£100K
- Last 12 months
- £88K193 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £76K–£88K
A terraced town: three quarters of homes sold are terraced
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 Nelson’s homes sold for between £70K and £137K
One sale in ten was under £55K and one in ten over £185K. 96% sold for under £250K.
The median, £92,000, sits in the Under £100K band
963 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £20,000 in 1995 to £103,000 in the last 12 months (£61,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
271 sales in the last 12 months, against 1,236 in 2004, the busiest year, and 263 in 2012. Sales fell by 72% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 19%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 32% more sales than 2020.
Nelson costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Nelson, 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 | £59K | £81K | £162K | £154K | £163K | £200K | £283K |
| Semi-detached houses | £39K | £45K | £85K | £93K | £89K | £126K | £153K |
| Terraced houses | £18K | £16K | £40K | £52K | £44K | £57K | £88K |
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: 0.4% of sales in the last 12 months
440 new homes have been sold in Nelson since 1995; the share peaked at 7% in 2001.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
66% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 66% sold leasehold in Nelson. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Halifax Road is Nelson’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
67 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 21 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 | Halifax Road | BB9 | 26 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Railway Street | BB9 | 25 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Barkerhouse Road | BB9 | 22 | £143,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Walton Lane | BB9 | 18 | £168,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Napier Street | BB9 | 17 | £72,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Brunswick Street | BB9 | 16 | £85,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Chapel House Road | BB9 | 15 | £73,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Berkeley Street | BB9 | 15 | £70,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Brier Crescent | BB9 | 14 | £159,975 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Reedyford Road | BB9 | 13 | £108,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Fir Street | BB9 | 12 | £61,850 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Whitehall Street | BB9 | 12 | £61,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Berriedale Road | BB9 | 11 | £72,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Edward Street | BB9 | 11 | £72,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Larch Street | BB9 | 11 | £55,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Linkside Avenue: £236,000
Eagle Street: £50,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.7 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.
Nelson is the 65th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Nelson is one of Lancashire’s cheapest 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.
Nelson’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | — | £92K | 271 | +64% |
| Barrowford | 1 | £179K | 112 | +31% |
| Brierfield | 1.3 | £173K | 114 | +57% |
| Fence | 2 | £280K | 25 | +24% |
| Colne | 2.2 | £140K | 256 | +47% |
| Trawden | 3 | £213K | 17 | +56% |
| Foulridge | 3.1 | £249K | 19 | +30% |
| Burnley | 3.2 | £133K | 844 | +63% |
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 Nelson
What is the average house price in Nelson?
The median home in Nelson sold for £92,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 963 standard sales (£103,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £230,000, semi-detached houses £149,950, terraced houses £80,250 and flats and maisonettes £85,000.
Are house prices going up in Nelson?
The median was £95,000 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£88,000), and £103,000 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 Nelson each year?
271 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 367 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Nelson?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Linkside Avenue (BB9, £236,000), Pinewood Drive (BB9, £225,000) and Kelswick Drive (BB9, £189,000).
Is Nelson expensive for Lancashire?
Nelson is the 65th 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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