The median home in Whitworth sells for £190,000
That is the middle of 330 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 5.1 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.
42% of Whitworth’s sales are terraced houses
330 homes sold in three years: 68 detached houses, 111 semi-detached houses, 137 terraced houses and 14 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 68 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £252K–£350K
- Last 12 months
- £285K15 sold
- New build
- £260K
median sale · 111 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £178K–£238K
- Last 12 months
- £206K26 sold
- New build
- £200K
median sale · 137 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £130K–£180K
- Last 12 months
- £169K42 sold
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £85K–£108K
A terraced town: 42% 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 Whitworth’s homes sold for between £145K and £240K
One sale in ten was under £110K and one in ten over £300K. 77% sold for under £250K.
The median, £190,000, sits in the £150–200K band
330 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £37,750 in 1995 to £193,500 in the last 12 months (£126,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
86 sales in the last 12 months, against 174 in 2002, the busiest year, and 59 in 2012. Sales fell by 62% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Whitworth costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Whitworth, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £81K | £90K | £195K | £185K | £180K | £264K | £285K |
| Semi-detached houses | £39K | £50K | £141K | £125K | £125K | £163K | £206K |
| Terraced houses | £33K | £38K | £83K | £87K | £85K | £105K | £169K |
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.
3% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
290 new homes have been sold in Whitworth since 1995; the share peaked at 30% in 2013.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £232,745
against £177,600 for a home sold on, 31% 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.
42% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 40% sold leasehold in Whitworth. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Market Street is Whitworth’s busiest street, with 51 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 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 | Market Street | OL12 | 51 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Carboy Drive | OL12 | 15 | £218,496 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Tonacliffe Road | OL12 | 15 | £200,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Spring Mill Avenue | OL12 | 14 | £254,195 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Skein Street | OL12 | 13 | £225,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Knowsley Crescent | OL12 | 10 | £167,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Longacres Drive | OL12 | 8 | £312,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Printer Drive | OL12 | 6 | £228,870 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Finisher Close | OL12 | 6 | £216,357 | Mixed · new builds |
| 10 | Thor Drive | OL12 | 5 | £228,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Holt Street | OL12 | 5 | £190,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Spodden Fold | OL12 | 5 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Longacres Drive: £312,250
Market Street: £140,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.2 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.
Whitworth is the 36th most expensive of 65 towns in Lancashire
Whitworth is in the middle of Lancashire’s 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.
Whitworth’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bacup.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth | — | £190K | 86 | +60% |
| Wardle | 1.9 | £215K | 22 | +67% |
| Bacup | 2.8 | £150K | 164 | +50% |
| Rochdale | 2.9 | £195K | 867 | +53% |
| Littleborough | 3.2 | £225K | 160 | +67% |
| Summit | 3.6 | £180K | 30 | +3% |
| Milnrow | 4.2 | £208K | 113 | +60% |
| Weir | 4.6 | £255K | 13 | +74% |
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 Whitworth
What is the average house price in Whitworth?
The median home in Whitworth sold for £190,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 330 standard sales (£193,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £275,500, semi-detached houses £204,482, terraced houses £150,000 and flats and maisonettes £98,500.
Are house prices going up in Whitworth?
The median was £199,995 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£185,000), and £193,500 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 Whitworth each year?
86 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 111 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Whitworth?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Longacres Drive (OL12, £312,250), Spring Mill Avenue (OL12, £254,195) and Printer Drive (OL12, £228,870).
How much does a new build cost in Whitworth?
New homes sold for a median £232,745 over three years, against £177,600 for homes sold on. New builds were 16% of sales.
Is Whitworth expensive for Lancashire?
Whitworth is the 34th 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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