The median home in Billinge sells for £235,000
That is the middle of 190 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 4.5 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.
Two thirds of Billinge’s sales are semi-detached houses
190 homes sold in three years: 43 detached houses, 131 semi-detached houses, 14 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 43 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£415K
- Last 12 months
- £374K18 sold
median sale · 131 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £198K–£247K
- Last 12 months
- £235K37 sold
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £178K–£250K
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 69% of sales
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 Billinge’s homes sold for between £200K and £283K
One sale in ten was under £176K and one in ten over £370K. 63% sold for under £250K.
The median, £235,000, sits in the £200–250K band
190 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £54,000 in 1995 to £245,000 in the last 12 months (£160,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
58 sales in the last 12 months, against 81 in 2002, the busiest year, and 26 in 2008. Sales fell by 48% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 93% more sales than 2020.
Billinge costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Billinge, 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 | £75K | £127K | £244K | £244K | £197K | £200K | £374K |
| Semi-detached houses | £51K | £60K | £135K | £126K | £140K | £156K | £235K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
28 new homes have been sold in Billinge since 1995; the share peaked at 15% in 2000.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
42% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 42% sold leasehold in Billinge. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hillside Close is Billinge’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
17 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Hillside Close | WN5 | 11 | £245,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Clifton Road | WN5 | 10 | £239,030 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | St Marys Avenue | WN5 | 9 | £415,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Royden Road | WN5 | 9 | £197,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Braeside Crescent | WN5 | 8 | £241,300 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Ashgrove Crescent | WN5 | 6 | £249,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Holt Crescent | WN5 | 6 | £206,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Claremont Road | WN5 | 6 | £167,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Birchley Road | WN5 | 5 | £350,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Avon Road | WN5 | 5 | £285,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Garswood Road | WN5 | 5 | £282,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Ross Close | WN5 | 5 | £235,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Gorsey Brow Close | WN5 | 5 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Trent Road | WN5 | 5 | £220,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | London Fields | WN5 | 5 | £209,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
St Marys Avenue: £415,000
Claremont Road: £167,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.5 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.
Billinge is the 11th most expensive of 25 towns in Merseyside
Billinge is in the middle of Merseyside’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Merseyside with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Billinge’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and St Helens.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billinge | — | £235K | 58 | +41% |
| Haydock | 2.3 | £169K | 178 | +63% |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 2.6 | £190K | 284 | +55% |
| Orrell | 2.8 | £220K | 274 | +37% |
| Rainford | 3.2 | £260K | 66 | +57% |
| St Helens | 3.4 | £173K | 1,044 | +50% |
| Wigan | 4 | £171K | 798 | +47% |
| Newton-le-Willows | 4.1 | £204K | 259 | +45% |
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 Billinge
What is the average house price in Billinge?
The median home in Billinge sold for £235,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 190 standard sales (£245,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £349,000, semi-detached houses £221,000 and terraced houses £208,500.
Are house prices going up in Billinge?
The median was £242,280 in 2025, up 12% on 2024 (£217,000), and £245,000 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 Billinge each year?
58 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 60 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Billinge?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: St Marys Avenue (WN5, £415,000), Birchley Road (WN5, £350,000) and Avon Road (WN5, £285,000).
Is Billinge expensive for Merseyside?
Billinge is the 11th most expensive of 25 towns of 2,500 or more in Merseyside 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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