Homes in Waltham sell for a median £235,000
That is the middle of 344 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 4.6 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.
Half of Waltham’s sales are detached houses
344 homes sold in three years: 171 detached houses, 134 semi-detached houses, 36 terraced houses and 3 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 171 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £235K–£405K
- Last 12 months
- £330K51 sold
- New build
- £362K
median sale · 134 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£235K
- Last 12 months
- £210K31 sold
- New build
- £241K
median sale · 36 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £145K–£250K
- Last 12 months
- £150K10 sold
- New build
- £250K
Flats and maisonettes: 3 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half 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 Waltham’s homes sold for between £183K and £330K
One sale in ten was under £150K and one in ten over £432K. 59% sold for under £250K.
The median, £235,000, sits in the £200–250K band
344 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.6 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £51,000 in 1995 to £235,000 in the last 12 months (£185,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
93 sales in the last 12 months, against 162 in 2006, the busiest year, and 68 in 2012. Sales fell by 41% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 26% more sales than 2020.
Waltham costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Waltham, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £63K | £70K | £164K | £180K | £191K | £300K | £330K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £52K | £122K | £125K | £134K | £155K | £210K |
| Terraced houses | £41K | £43K | £107K | £134K | — | £150K | £150K |
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.
15% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
326 new homes have been sold in Waltham since 1995; the share peaked at 27% in 2025.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £313,950
against £220,000 for a home sold on, 43% 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.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.3% sold leasehold in Waltham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Kestrel Drive is Waltham’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
25 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 | Kestrel Drive | DN37 | 16 | £362,450 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Clovelly Way | DN33 | 15 | £249,950 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Wren Gardens | DN37 | 14 | £259,950 | Mixed · new builds |
| 4 | Eagle Drive | DN37 | 11 | £252,500 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 5 | House Martin Avenue | DN37 | 11 | £237,452 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Woodhall Drive | DN37 | 11 | £188,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Danesfield Avenue | DN37 | 10 | £208,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Barnoldby Road | DN37 | 10 | £196,250 | Mixed |
| 9 | Chestnut Road | DN37 | 8 | £229,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Fairway | DN37 | 8 | £174,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Brigsley Road | DN37 | 7 | £350,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Cheapside | DN37 | 7 | £287,500 | Mixed |
| 13 | Sunningdale | DN37 | 7 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | High Street | DN37 | 7 | £145,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Archer Road | DN37 | 6 | £245,500 | Mostly detached houses |
Ings Lane: £615,000
High Street: £145,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.2 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.
Waltham is the 21st most expensive of 64 towns in Lincolnshire
Waltham is in the middle of Lincolnshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Lincolnshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Waltham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Grimsby, Laceby and Cleethorpes.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waltham | — | £235K | 93 | +41% |
| Holton le Clay | 2 | £216K | 34 | +49% |
| Grimsby | 2.9 | £138K | 944 | +29% |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 3 | £227K | 222 | +37% |
| Laceby | 3.3 | £195K | 43 | +30% |
| Tetney | 3.8 | £300K | 16 | +46% |
| North Thoresby | 3.9 | £295K | 9 | +43% |
| Cleethorpes | 3.9 | £150K | 343 | +20% |
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 Waltham
What is the average house price in Waltham?
The median home in Waltham sold for £235,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 344 standard sales (£235,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £324,950, semi-detached houses £202,500 and terraced houses £178,000.
Are house prices going up in Waltham?
The median was £232,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£236,500), and £235,000 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 Waltham each year?
93 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 116 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Waltham?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Ings Lane (DN37, £615,000), Kestrel Drive (DN37, £362,450) and Brigsley Road (DN37, £350,000).
How much does a new build cost in Waltham?
New homes sold for a median £313,950 over three years, against £220,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 23% of sales.
Is Waltham expensive for Lincolnshire?
Waltham is the 21st most expensive of 64 towns of 2,500 or more in Lincolnshire 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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