Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Higham Ferrers sell for a median £270,000
That is the middle of 348 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 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 Higham Ferrers’s sales are detached houses
348 homes sold in three years: 121 detached houses, 113 semi-detached houses, 98 terraced houses and 16 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 121 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £345K–£450K
- Last 12 months
- £400K38 sold
- New build
- £396K
median sale · 113 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £219K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £267K40 sold
median sale · 98 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£263K
- Last 12 months
- £233K42 sold
median sale · 16 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £130K–£170K
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 Higham Ferrers’s homes sold for between £220K and £370K
One sale in ten was under £179K and one in ten over £450K. 39% sold for under £250K.
The median, £270,000, sits in the £250–300K band
348 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 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 £45,000 in 1995 to £269,997 in the last 12 months (£217,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
124 sales in the last 12 months, against 333 in 2006, the busiest year, and 90 in 2023. Sales fell by 58% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 22%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 43% more sales than 2020.
Higham Ferrers costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Higham Ferrers, 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 | £68K | £119K | £210K | £191K | £270K | £313K | £400K |
| Semi-detached houses | £41K | £63K | £140K | £125K | £154K | £215K | £267K |
| Terraced houses | £32K | £50K | £146K | £123K | £156K | £184K | £233K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 2.4% of sales in the last 12 months
1,299 new homes have been sold in Higham Ferrers since 1995; the share peaked at 45% in 2003.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £350,000
against £270,000 for a home sold on, 30% 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.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3% sold leasehold in Higham Ferrers. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Patenall Way is Higham Ferrers’s busiest street, with 9 sales in three years
27 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. 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 | Patenall Way | NN10 | 9 | £279,995 | Mixed |
| 2 | Kimbolton Road | NN10 | 8 | £317,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Meadow View | NN10 | 8 | £274,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Chichele Street | NN10 | 8 | £166,500 | Mostly flats |
| 5 | Victoria Drive | NN10 | 7 | £275,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | York Road | NN10 | 7 | £240,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Grove Street | NN10 | 7 | £235,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Thrift Street | NN10 | 7 | £192,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Fitzwilliam Leys | NN10 | 6 | £417,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Roman Way | NN10 | 6 | £411,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Oaks Drive | NN10 | 6 | £270,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Manor Way | NN10 | 6 | £267,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Linden Avenue | NN10 | 6 | £257,500 | Mixed |
| 14 | Cunningham Close | NN10 | 6 | £255,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Meadow Walk | NN10 | 6 | £235,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Parker Way: £440,000
Kestrel Drive: £135,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.3 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.
Higham Ferrers is the 20th most expensive of 31 towns in Northamptonshire
Higham Ferrers 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.
Higham Ferrers’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Irthlingborough and Rushden.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higham Ferrers | — | £270K | 124 | +36% |
| Irthlingborough | 1.4 | £226K | 128 | +39% |
| Rushden | 1.6 | £240K | 389 | +41% |
| Stanwick | 2 | £325K | 20 | +55% |
| Wymington | 2.8 | £260K | 8 | +30% |
| Irchester | 3 | £259K | 62 | +64% |
| Finedon | 3.1 | £285K | 96 | +58% |
| Raunds | 3.2 | £260K | 154 | +37% |
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 Higham Ferrers
What is the average house price in Higham Ferrers?
The median home in Higham Ferrers sold for £270,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 348 standard sales (£269,997 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £395,000, semi-detached houses £257,500, terraced houses £234,250 and flats and maisonettes £158,500.
Are house prices going up in Higham Ferrers?
The median was £275,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£271,875), and £269,997 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 Higham Ferrers each year?
124 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 160 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Higham Ferrers?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Parker Way (NN10, £440,000), Nightingale Way (NN10, £425,000) and Fitzwilliam Leys (NN10, £417,500).
How much does a new build cost in Higham Ferrers?
New homes sold for a median £350,000 over three years, against £270,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 2% of sales.
Is Higham Ferrers expensive for Northamptonshire?
Higham Ferrers is the 20th 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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