Photo: Immanuel Giel · Public domainThe median home in Cross Hills sells for £240,000
That is the middle of 247 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.
A third of Cross Hills’s sales are terraced houses
247 homes sold in three years: 41 detached houses, 87 semi-detached houses, 92 terraced houses and 27 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 41 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £315K–£583K
- Last 12 months
- £455K16 sold
- New build
- £635K
median sale · 87 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £235K–£315K
- Last 12 months
- £260K33 sold
- New build
- £345K
median sale · 92 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £165K–£231K
- Last 12 months
- £196K33 sold
median sale · 27 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £121K–£150K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% 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 Cross Hills’s homes sold for between £175K and £305K
One sale in ten was under £135K and one in ten over £465K. 55% sold for under £250K.
The median, £240,000, sits in the £200–250K band
247 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 £53,875 in 1995 to £246,250 in the last 12 months (£200,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
84 sales in the last 12 months, against 143 in 2002, the busiest year, and 43 in 2009. Sales fell by 65% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 19%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 26% more sales than 2020.
Cross Hills costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Cross Hills, 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 | £74K | £102K | £192K | £262K | £243K | £325K | £455K |
| Semi-detached houses | £57K | £69K | £171K | £152K | £168K | £235K | £260K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £45K | £120K | £118K | £140K | £158K | £196K |
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.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
241 new homes have been sold in Cross Hills since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 1996.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £460,000
against £231,050 for a home sold on, 99% 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.
11% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.9% sold leasehold in Cross Hills. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Brow Top Close is Cross Hills’s busiest street, with 15 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 | Brow Top Close | BD20 | 15 | £450,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Hall Street | BD20 | 13 | £134,500 | Mostly flats |
| 3 | Park Road | BD20 | 9 | £155,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | The Hawthorns | BD20 | 7 | £325,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Clayton Hall Road | BD20 | 7 | £280,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Winston Avenue | BD20 | 7 | £260,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Keighley Road | BD20 | 7 | £230,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Prospect Street | BD20 | 6 | £135,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Baxter Wood | BD20 | 5 | £465,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Station Road | BD20 | 5 | £229,995 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Colne Road | BD20 | 5 | £216,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Ryeland Street | BD20 | 5 | £211,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Green Lane | BD20 | 5 | £210,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Main Street | BD20 | 5 | £195,000 | Mostly flats |
| 15 | Aire Street | BD20 | 5 | £185,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Baxter Wood: £465,000
Hall Street: £134,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.5 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.
Cross Hills is the 31st most expensive of 56 towns in North Yorkshire
Cross Hills 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.
Cross Hills’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Sutton-in-Craven and Oakworth.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Hills | — | £240K | 84 | +25% |
| Sutton-in-Craven | 0.6 | £210K | 45 | +38% |
| Steeton | 1.4 | £235K | 70 | +34% |
| Cowling | 2.2 | £195K | 40 | +26% |
| Low Bradley | 2.3 | £307K | 22 | +39% |
| Silsden | 2.3 | £235K | 122 | +38% |
| Carleton-in-Craven | 3.7 | £214K | 7 | +10% |
| Oakworth | 4 | £190K | 46 | +18% |
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 Cross Hills
What is the average house price in Cross Hills?
The median home in Cross Hills sold for £240,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 247 standard sales (£246,250 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £473,500, semi-detached houses £265,000, terraced houses £195,500 and flats and maisonettes £134,500.
Are house prices going up in Cross Hills?
The median was £250,000 in 2025, up 14% on 2024 (£220,000), and £246,250 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 Cross Hills each year?
84 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 87 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Cross Hills?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Baxter Wood (BD20, £465,000), Brow Top Close (BD20, £450,000) and The Hawthorns (BD20, £325,000).
How much does a new build cost in Cross Hills?
New homes sold for a median £460,000 over three years, against £231,050 for homes sold on. New builds were 6.9% of sales.
Is Cross Hills expensive for North Yorkshire?
Cross Hills is the 29th 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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