The median home in Hemsby sells for £250,000
That is the middle of 372 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 6.3 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 Hemsby’s sales are detached houses
372 homes sold in three years: 189 detached houses, 99 semi-detached houses, 73 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 189 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £245K–£365K
- Last 12 months
- £323K52 sold
median sale · 99 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £200K–£268K
- Last 12 months
- £222K28 sold
median sale · 73 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £178K–£235K
- Last 12 months
- £193K12 sold
- New build
- £213K
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £46K–£165K
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 Hemsby’s homes sold for between £205K and £315K
One sale in ten was under £135K and one in ten over £400K. 48% sold for under £250K.
The median, £250,000, sits in the £250–300K band
372 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.3 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £42,000 in 1995 to £263,500 in the last 12 months (£223,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
96 sales in the last 12 months, against 165 in 1999, the busiest year, and 74 in 2008. Sales fell by 45% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%.
Hemsby costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Hemsby, 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 | £50K | £73K | £144K | £180K | £207K | £275K | £323K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £60K | £136K | £146K | £165K | £188K | £222K |
| Terraced houses | £33K | £53K | £70K | £150K | £135K | £205K | £193K |
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
282 new homes have been sold in Hemsby since 1995; the share peaked at 18% in 2009.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £212,500
against £260,000 for a home sold on, 18% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 5.3% sold leasehold in Hemsby. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Beach Road is Hemsby’s busiest street, with 23 sales in three years
29 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Beach Road | NR29 | 23 | £245,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Common Road | NR29 | 12 | £264,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | California Avenue | NR29 | 11 | £256,545 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | The Firs | NR29 | 10 | £210,000 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 5 | Bulmer Lane | NR29 | 9 | £335,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Martham Road | NR29 | 9 | £280,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | The Cobbleways | NR29 | 9 | £265,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Heather Avenue | NR29 | 9 | £219,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Fakes Road | NR29 | 9 | £160,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | California Road | NR29 | 9 | £39,950 | Mixed |
| 11 | Newport Road | NR29 | 9 | £27,500 | Mixed |
| 12 | Beach Drive | NR29 | 8 | £288,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Bridge Meadow | NR29 | 8 | £244,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Marsh Road | NR29 | 7 | £232,500 | Mixed |
| 15 | California Crescent | NR29 | 7 | £225,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Black Street: £520,000
Newport Road: £27,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 18.9 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.
Hemsby is the 36th most expensive of 52 towns in Norfolk
Hemsby is in the middle of Norfolk’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Norfolk with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Hemsby’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Great Yarmouth.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemsby | — | £250K | 96 | +32% |
| Ormesby St Margaret | 1.7 | £279K | 24 | +51% |
| Martham | 2.6 | £242K | 35 | +20% |
| Caister-on-Sea | 3.5 | £236K | 131 | +39% |
| Great Yarmouth | 6.4 | £145K | 249 | +45% |
| Acle | 7.1 | £271K | 41 | +35% |
| Sutton | 8 | £208K | 6 | +9% |
| Bradwell | 8.3 | £255K | 155 | +40% |
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 Hemsby
What is the average house price in Hemsby?
The median home in Hemsby sold for £250,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 372 standard sales (£263,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £290,000, semi-detached houses £235,000, terraced houses £210,000 and flats and maisonettes £115,000.
Are house prices going up in Hemsby?
The median was £265,000 in 2025, up 12% on 2024 (£237,000), and £263,500 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 Hemsby each year?
96 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 126 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Hemsby?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Black Street (NR29, £520,000), Somerton Road (NR29, £450,000) and Winmer Avenue (NR29, £361,250).
How much does a new build cost in Hemsby?
New homes sold for a median £212,500 over three years, against £260,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 8.9% of sales.
Is Hemsby expensive for Norfolk?
Hemsby is the 36th most expensive of 52 towns of 2,500 or more in Norfolk 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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