Homes in Rishton sell for a median £136,250
That is the middle of 302 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 4.9 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.
59% of Rishton’s sales are terraced houses
302 homes sold in three years: 37 detached houses, 88 semi-detached houses and 177 terraced houses.
median sale · 37 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £270K9 sold
median sale · 88 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £178K–£225K
- Last 12 months
- £210K30 sold
median sale · 177 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £84K–£125K
- Last 12 months
- £107K40 sold
A terraced town: 59% 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 Rishton’s homes sold for between £90K and £197K
One sale in ten was under £75K and one in ten over £255K. 88% sold for under £250K.
The median, £136,250, sits in the £100–150K band
302 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £30,500 in 1995 to £148,000 in the last 12 months (£120,995 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
79 sales in the last 12 months, against 234 in 2003, the busiest year, and 56 in 2010. Sales fell by 52% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Rishton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Rishton, 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 | £82K | £93K | — | £189K | £219K | £210K | £270K |
| Semi-detached houses | £53K | £52K | £135K | £130K | £141K | £178K | £210K |
| Terraced houses | £22K | £24K | £65K | £65K | £73K | £77K | £107K |
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 34% in 2018
102 new homes have been sold in Rishton since 1995; the share peaked at 34% in 2018.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
82% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 82% sold leasehold in Rishton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Harwood Road is Rishton’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
24 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 7 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 | Harwood Road | BB1 | 12 | £144,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Hermitage Street | BB1 | 12 | £118,975 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Knowles Street | BB1 | 12 | £105,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Talbot Street | BB1 | 12 | £90,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Walmsley Avenue | BB1 | 11 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Blackburn Road | BB1 | 10 | £235,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Chapel Street | BB1 | 10 | £92,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Tomlinson Place | BB1 | 9 | £175,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Spring Street | BB1 | 9 | £85,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Burton Street | BB1 | 9 | £57,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Somerset Road | BB1 | 8 | £222,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Petre Crescent | BB1 | 8 | £170,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Clarke Street | BB1 | 8 | £97,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Cornwall Road | BB1 | 7 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Livesey Street | BB1 | 7 | £121,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Windermere Drive: £269,000
Burton Street: £57,000
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.
Rishton is the 59th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Rishton 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.
Rishton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Church.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishton | — | £136K | 79 | +36% |
| Great Harwood | 1.3 | £140K | 164 | +40% |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 1.5 | £153K | 83 | +25% |
| Church | 1.5 | £120K | 55 | +30% |
| Oswaldtwistle | 1.8 | £138K | 138 | +47% |
| Accrington | 2.3 | £128K | 320 | +39% |
| Langho | 2.8 | £265K | 31 | +37% |
| Huncoat | 3 | £175K | 18 | +19% |
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 Rishton
What is the average house price in Rishton?
The median home in Rishton sold for £136,250 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 302 standard sales (£148,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £269,000, semi-detached houses £195,000 and terraced houses £98,000.
Are house prices going up in Rishton?
The median was £145,500 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£128,750), and £148,000 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 Rishton each year?
79 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 105 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Rishton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Windermere Drive (BB1, £269,000), Blackburn Road (BB1, £235,500) and Grasmere Close (BB1, £233,750).
Is Rishton expensive for Lancashire?
Rishton is the 59th 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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