The median home in Barlby sells for £235,000
That is the middle of 182 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 4.7 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.
42% of Barlby’s sales are semi-detached houses
182 homes sold in three years: 72 detached houses, 77 semi-detached houses, 27 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 72 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £260K–£340K
- Last 12 months
- £270K15 sold
median sale · 77 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £188K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £230K17 sold
median sale · 27 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£235K
- Last 12 months
- £185K11 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £119K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 42% 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 Barlby’s homes sold for between £190K and £285K
One sale in ten was under £169K and one in ten over £340K. 60% sold for under £250K.
The median, £235,000, sits in the £200–250K band
182 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £48,950 in 1995 to £230,000 in the last 12 months (£209,995 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
44 sales in the last 12 months, against 139 in 2019, the busiest year, and 27 in 2009. Sales fell by 65% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%.
Barlby costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Barlby, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £73K | £84K | £151K | £182K | £198K | £264K | £270K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £52K | £129K | £135K | £138K | £195K | £230K |
| Terraced houses | — | £57K | £115K | — | £132K | £170K | £185K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 59% in 2019
508 new homes have been sold in Barlby since 1995; the share peaked at 59% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Barlby. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sycamore Road is Barlby’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
16 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 | Sycamore Road | YO8 | 14 | £192,500 | Mixed |
| 2 | Orchard Drive | YO8 | 10 | £209,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Riverside Avenue | YO8 | 9 | £300,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | York Road | YO8 | 8 | £287,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | The Laurels | YO8 | 8 | £278,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Northfield | YO8 | 7 | £179,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Pastures Close | YO8 | 6 | £291,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Pindars Way | YO8 | 6 | £287,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Hawthorn Drive | YO8 | 6 | £244,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | The Charters | YO8 | 6 | £225,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Acorn Close | YO8 | 6 | £215,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Manor Court | YO8 | 5 | £400,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Gardeners Lane | YO8 | 5 | £260,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Holt Drive | YO8 | 5 | £260,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Cherry Tree Walk | YO8 | 5 | £245,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Manor Court: £400,000
Northfield: £179,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.2 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.
Barlby is the 33rd most expensive of 56 towns in North Yorkshire
Barlby is in the middle of North Yorkshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in North Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Barlby’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Selby.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlby | — | £235K | 44 | +38% |
| Selby | 1.9 | £195K | 258 | +34% |
| Riccall | 2.3 | £299K | 28 | +57% |
| Brayton | 3.1 | £293K | 54 | +51% |
| North Duffield | 3.6 | £270K | 17 | +26% |
| Hemingbrough | 3.6 | £274K | 23 | +37% |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 4 | £235K | 49 | +13% |
| Cawood | 4.3 | £350K | 16 | +67% |
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 Barlby
What is the average house price in Barlby?
The median home in Barlby sold for £235,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 182 standard sales (£230,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £296,000, semi-detached houses £215,500, terraced houses £190,000 and flats and maisonettes £119,000.
Are house prices going up in Barlby?
The median was £243,500 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£225,000), and £230,000 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 Barlby each year?
44 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 82 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Barlby?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Manor Court (YO8, £400,000), Riverside Avenue (YO8, £300,000) and Pastures Close (YO8, £291,000).
Is Barlby expensive for North Yorkshire?
Barlby is the 33rd most expensive of 56 towns of 2,500 or more in North Yorkshire 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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