Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Desborough sells for £274,000
That is the middle of 646 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.
Half of Desborough’s sales are detached houses
646 homes sold in three years: 319 detached houses, 197 semi-detached houses, 111 terraced houses and 19 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 319 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £293K–£387K
- Last 12 months
- £333K66 sold
- New build
- £353K
median sale · 197 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £216K–£270K
- Last 12 months
- £248K55 sold
- New build
- £270K
median sale · 111 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £163K–£232K
- Last 12 months
- £210K32 sold
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £108K–£135K
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 Desborough’s homes sold for between £223K and £333K
One sale in ten was under £170K and one in ten over £400K. 37% sold for under £250K.
The median, £274,000, sits in the £250–300K band
646 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 £39,575 in 1995 to £262,375 in the last 12 months (£204,250 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
156 sales in the last 12 months, against 466 in 2006, the busiest year, and 157 in 2023. Sales fell by 50% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 39% more sales than 2020.
Desborough costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Desborough, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £90K | £195K | £210K | £217K | £285K | £333K |
| Semi-detached houses | £37K | £50K | £136K | £141K | £145K | £195K | £248K |
| Terraced houses | £30K | £39K | £110K | £110K | £123K | £175K | £210K |
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.
8% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,517 new homes have been sold in Desborough since 1995; the share peaked at 52% in 2010.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £307,500
against £257,000 for a home sold on, 20% 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.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.4% sold leasehold in Desborough. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sparrowpit Crescent is Desborough’s busiest street, with 31 sales in three years
50 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 15 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 | Sparrowpit Crescent | NN14 | 31 | £286,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Sorrel Avenue | NN14 | 22 | £364,975 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Periwinkle Gardens | NN14 | 20 | £326,450 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Dunkirk Avenue | NN14 | 17 | £285,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Braybrooke Road | NN14 | 16 | £259,250 | Mixed |
| 6 | Burdock Way | NN14 | 15 | £242,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Dunlin Drive | NN14 | 14 | £352,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 8 | Bulrush Grove | NN14 | 13 | £275,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Thistle Drive | NN14 | 13 | £253,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Freebirch Road | NN14 | 12 | £318,700 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Ironwood Avenue | NN14 | 12 | £255,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Egret Place | NN14 | 11 | £403,750 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Rushton Road | NN14 | 11 | £232,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Pioneer Avenue | NN14 | 10 | £322,500 | Mixed |
| 15 | Union Street | NN14 | 10 | £196,497 | Mostly terraced houses |
Egret Place: £403,750
Queen Street: £135,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3 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.
Desborough is the 19th most expensive of 31 towns in Northamptonshire
Desborough is in the middle of Northamptonshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Northamptonshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Desborough’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Rothwell.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desborough | — | £274K | 156 | +45% |
| Rothwell | 1.7 | £246K | 121 | +59% |
| Mawsley Village | 4.7 | £310K | 36 | +26% |
| Market Harborough | 4.8 | £325K | 383 | +41% |
| Cottingham and Middleton | 4.8 | £350K | 15 | +48% |
| Great Bowden | 4.9 | £485K | 15 | +51% |
| Broughton | 5.3 | £267K | 22 | +10% |
| Kettering | 5.4 | £255K | 710 | +58% |
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 Desborough
What is the average house price in Desborough?
The median home in Desborough sold for £274,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 646 standard sales (£262,375 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £330,000, semi-detached houses £245,000, terraced houses £195,000 and flats and maisonettes £125,000.
Are house prices going up in Desborough?
The median was £290,000 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£265,000), and £262,375 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 Desborough each year?
156 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 241 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Desborough?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Egret Place (NN14, £403,750), Ise Vale Avenue (NN14, £400,000) and Arden Road (NN14, £385,250).
How much does a new build cost in Desborough?
New homes sold for a median £307,500 over three years, against £257,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 24% of sales.
Is Desborough expensive for Northamptonshire?
Desborough is the 19th most expensive of 31 towns of 2,500 or more in Northamptonshire 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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