The median home in Old Dalby sells for £457,500
That is the middle of 38 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.
61% of Old Dalby’s sales are detached houses
38 homes sold in three years: 23 detached houses, 14 semi-detached houses and 1 terraced houses.
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £480K–£692K
- Last 12 months
- £625K5 sold
- New build
- £525K
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £232K–£324K
- New build
- £321K
Terraced houses: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 61% 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 Old Dalby’s homes sold for between £320K and £635K
One sale in ten was under £232K and one in ten over £870K. 11% sold for under £250K.
The median, £457,500, sits in the £400–500K band
38 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
Hedgerow Close is Old Dalby’s busiest street, with 10 sales in three years
3 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Hedgerow Close | LE14 | 10 | £321,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Meadowvale Court | LE14 | 8 | £457,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Croft Gardens | LE14 | 5 | £270,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Old Dalby’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Asfordby, Keyworth and Melton Mowbray.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dalby | — | £458K | 9 | — |
| Asfordby | 3.6 | £240K | 34 | +65% |
| Wymeswold | 4.3 | £425K | 14 | +34% |
| Burton on the Wolds | 5.5 | £370K | 17 | +57% |
| Keyworth | 5.7 | £326K | 113 | +54% |
| Melton Mowbray | 5.8 | £248K | 371 | +50% |
| Rearsby | 6 | £460K | 14 | +52% |
| Sileby | 6.6 | £245K | 128 | +51% |
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 Old Dalby
What is the average house price in Old Dalby?
The median home in Old Dalby sold for £457,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 38 standard sales. By type: detached houses £610,000 and semi-detached houses £309,500.
Are house prices going up in Old Dalby?
The median was £390,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£379,975). A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How much does a new build cost in Old Dalby?
New homes sold for a median £350,000 over three years, against £610,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 50% 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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