The median home in Oswaldtwistle sells for £137,750
That is the middle of 474 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 4.2 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.
61% of Oswaldtwistle’s sales are terraced houses
474 homes sold in three years: 39 detached houses, 131 semi-detached houses, 287 terraced houses and 17 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 39 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £233K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £275K11 sold
median sale · 131 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £157K–£203K
- Last 12 months
- £180K42 sold
median sale · 287 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£143K
- Last 12 months
- £125K82 sold
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £85K–£90K
A terraced town: 61% 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 Oswaldtwistle’s homes sold for between £104K and £181K
One sale in ten was under £85K and one in ten over £227K. 93% sold for under £250K.
The median, £137,750, sits in the £100–150K band
474 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.2 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £35,000 in 1995 to £147,725 in the last 12 months (£116,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
138 sales in the last 12 months, against 370 in 2006, the busiest year, and 93 in 2011. Sales fell by 66% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 52% more sales than 2020.
Oswaldtwistle costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Oswaldtwistle, 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 | £68K | £76K | £185K | £192K | £179K | £205K | £275K |
| Semi-detached houses | £50K | £55K | £117K | £125K | £130K | £150K | £180K |
| Terraced houses | £30K | £34K | £75K | £81K | £80K | £94K | £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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 22% in 2021
309 new homes have been sold in Oswaldtwistle since 1995; the share peaked at 22% in 2021.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
33% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 30% sold leasehold in Oswaldtwistle. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
New Lane is Oswaldtwistle’s busiest street, with 24 sales in three years
33 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 8 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 | New Lane | BB5 | 24 | £134,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Roe Greave Road | BB5 | 20 | £108,975 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Stanhill Lane | BB5 | 16 | £161,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Blackburn Road | BB5 | 16 | £150,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Aspen Lane | BB5 | 13 | £155,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Trinity Street | BB5 | 13 | £104,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Fielding Lane | BB5 | 10 | £170,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Catlow Hall Street | BB5 | 10 | £128,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Lord Street | BB5 | 9 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Hargreaves Road | BB5 | 8 | £212,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | High Street | BB5 | 8 | £147,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Stanley Street | BB5 | 8 | £119,550 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Newton Street | BB5 | 8 | £114,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Thwaites Road | BB5 | 7 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Rhoden Road | BB5 | 7 | £151,950 | Mostly terraced houses |
Conway Drive: £240,000
Albert Street: £75,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.2 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.
Oswaldtwistle is the 58th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Oswaldtwistle 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.
Oswaldtwistle’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Church.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaldtwistle | — | £138K | 138 | +47% |
| Church | 1.3 | £120K | 55 | +30% |
| Accrington | 1.5 | £128K | 320 | +39% |
| Rishton | 1.8 | £136K | 79 | +36% |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 2.4 | £153K | 83 | +25% |
| Great Harwood | 3 | £140K | 164 | +40% |
| Huncoat | 3 | £175K | 18 | +19% |
| Hoddlesden | 3.5 | £350K | 15 | +133% |
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 Oswaldtwistle
What is the average house price in Oswaldtwistle?
The median home in Oswaldtwistle sold for £137,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 474 standard sales (£147,725 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £260,000, semi-detached houses £180,000, terraced houses £120,000 and flats and maisonettes £88,950.
Are house prices going up in Oswaldtwistle?
The median was £145,500 in 2025, up 14% on 2024 (£128,000), and £147,725 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 Oswaldtwistle each year?
138 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 176 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Oswaldtwistle?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Conway Drive (BB5, £240,000), Hargreaves Road (BB5, £212,500) and Buttermere Drive (BB5, £210,000).
Is Oswaldtwistle expensive for Lancashire?
Oswaldtwistle is the 58th 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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