Homes in Embsay sell for a median £355,000
That is the middle of 142 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 5.5 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.
A third of Embsay’s sales are detached houses
142 homes sold in three years: 50 detached houses, 46 semi-detached houses, 28 terraced houses and 18 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 50 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £395K–£685K
- Last 12 months
- £448K12 sold
- New build
- £725K
median sale · 46 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £296K–£400K
- Last 12 months
- £364K14 sold
- New build
- £350K
median sale · 28 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£285K
- Last 12 months
- £253K6 sold
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £175K–£225K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 35% 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 Embsay’s homes sold for between £245K and £450K
One sale in ten was under £180K and one in ten over £595K. 27% sold for under £250K.
The median, £355,000, sits in the £300–400K band
142 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £66,500 in 1995 to £362,500 in the last 12 months (£295,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
34 sales in the last 12 months, against 62 in 2024, the busiest year, and 19 in 2008. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 48% more sales than 2020.
Embsay costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Embsay, 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 | £82K | £139K | £259K | £250K | £262K | £420K | £448K |
| Semi-detached houses | £67K | £91K | £197K | £275K | £245K | £255K | £364K |
| Terraced houses | £52K | £90K | £130K | £200K | £155K | £263K | £253K |
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 54% in 2023
116 new homes have been sold in Embsay since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £498,750
against £343,750 for a home sold on, 45% 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.
13% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Embsay. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Tannery Lane is Embsay’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
10 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 | Tannery Lane | BD23 | 12 | £236,250 | Mostly flats |
| 2 | Lister Crescent | BD23 | 10 | £700,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Millholme Rise | BD23 | 9 | £395,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Low Acres | BD23 | 9 | £260,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Hawks Wood View | BD23 | 7 | £695,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Brackenley Lane | BD23 | 7 | £471,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | East Lane | BD23 | 7 | £294,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Main Street | BD23 | 7 | £210,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Dales Avenue | BD23 | 5 | £420,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Lister Court | BD23 | 5 | £379,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
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.
Embsay’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Skipton, Silsden and Cross Hills.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embsay | — | £355K | 34 | +58% |
| Skipton | 1.6 | £245K | 258 | +48% |
| Low Bradley | 3.2 | £307K | 22 | +39% |
| Carleton-in-Craven | 3.2 | £214K | 7 | +10% |
| Gargrave | 4.5 | £265K | 20 | +32% |
| Addingham | 5 | £368K | 53 | +25% |
| Silsden | 5.1 | £235K | 122 | +38% |
| Cross Hills | 5.4 | £240K | 84 | +25% |
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 Embsay
What is the average house price in Embsay?
The median home in Embsay sold for £355,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 142 standard sales (£362,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £476,000, semi-detached houses £355,000, terraced houses £236,000 and flats and maisonettes £189,950.
Are house prices going up in Embsay?
The median was £332,500 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£352,500), and £362,500 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 Embsay each year?
34 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 40 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Embsay?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Lister Crescent (BD23, £700,000), Hawks Wood View (BD23, £695,000) and Brackenley Lane (BD23, £471,000).
How much does a new build cost in Embsay?
New homes sold for a median £498,750 over three years, against £343,750 for homes sold on. New builds were 18% 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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