The median home in Rackheath sells for £302,500
That is the middle of 174 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 6.6 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.
55% of Rackheath’s sales are detached houses
174 homes sold in three years: 95 detached houses, 54 semi-detached houses and 25 terraced houses.
median sale · 95 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £340K–£480K
- Last 12 months
- £385K22 sold
- New build
- £425K
median sale · 54 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £243K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £255K13 sold
- New build
- £253K
median sale · 25 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£275K
- New build
- £245K
Mostly detached: 55% 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 Rackheath’s homes sold for between £255K and £405K
One sale in ten was under £235K and one in ten over £520K. 20% sold for under £250K.
The median, £302,500, sits in the £300–400K band
174 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.6 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £49,000 in 1995 to £325,000 in the last 12 months (£275,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
38 sales in the last 12 months, against 103 in 1999, the busiest year, and 16 in 2011. Sales fell by 44% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%.
Rackheath costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Rackheath, 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 | £108K | £208K | £217K | £245K | £320K | £385K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £72K | £145K | £156K | £190K | £320K | £255K |
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.
21% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
342 new homes have been sold in Rackheath since 1995; the share peaked at 76% in 1999.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £352,500
against £290,000 for a home sold on, 22% 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.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 5.7% sold leasehold in Rackheath. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Chapman Road is Rackheath’s busiest street, with 46 sales in three years
11 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Chapman Road | NR13 | 46 | £317,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Burnham Road | NR13 | 27 | £370,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Sam Smith Way | NR13 | 12 | £286,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Vera Road | NR13 | 10 | £313,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Wilkinson Road | NR13 | 10 | £300,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Mellis Road | NR13 | 8 | £374,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Lonsdale Road | NR13 | 7 | £280,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Green Lane East | NR13 | 6 | £370,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Salhouse Road | NR13 | 6 | £370,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Burton Drive | NR13 | 6 | £247,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Webb Drive | NR13 | 5 | £250,000 | 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.
Rackheath’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rackheath | — | £303K | 38 | +22% |
| Thorpe End | 1.1 | £470K | 21 | +29% |
| Salhouse | 1.6 | £360K | 14 | +16% |
| Little Plumstead | 1.9 | £313K | 21 | +38% |
| Blofield Heath | 2.8 | £415K | 20 | +57% |
| Spixworth | 2.8 | £294K | 41 | +43% |
| Hoveton and Wroxham | 3.4 | £385K | 48 | +24% |
| Blofield | 3.5 | £325K | 41 | +5% |
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 Rackheath
What is the average house price in Rackheath?
The median home in Rackheath sold for £302,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 174 standard sales (£325,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £395,000, semi-detached houses £255,000 and terraced houses £245,000.
Are house prices going up in Rackheath?
The median was £300,000 in 2025, down 14% on 2024 (£350,000), and £325,000 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 Rackheath each year?
38 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 43 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Rackheath?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Mellis Road (NR13, £374,000), Burnham Road (NR13, £370,000) and Green Lane East (NR13, £370,000).
How much does a new build cost in Rackheath?
New homes sold for a median £352,500 over three years, against £290,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 46% 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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