The median home in Rothwell sells for £246,000
That is the middle of 456 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 6.3 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 Rothwell’s sales are detached houses
456 homes sold in three years: 161 detached houses, 144 semi-detached houses, 127 terraced houses and 24 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 161 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £325K33 sold
- New build
- £340K
median sale · 144 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £213K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £238K43 sold
- New build
- £260K
median sale · 127 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £173K–£225K
- Last 12 months
- £198K43 sold
- New build
- £223K
median sale · 24 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £115K–£144K
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 Rothwell’s homes sold for between £198K and £308K
One sale in ten was under £153K and one in ten over £360K. 51% sold for under £250K.
The median, £246,000, sits in the £200–250K band
456 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.3 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £37,750 in 1995 to £238,000 in the last 12 months (£180,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
121 sales in the last 12 months, against 234 in 2006, the busiest year, and 77 in 2009. Sales fell by 62% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 92% more sales than 2020.
Rothwell costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Rothwell, 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 | £84K | £185K | £177K | £218K | £268K | £325K |
| Semi-detached houses | £38K | £55K | £120K | £128K | £142K | £188K | £238K |
| Terraced houses | £29K | £39K | £99K | £107K | £115K | £156K | £198K |
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.
7% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
682 new homes have been sold in Rothwell since 1995; the share peaked at 36% in 2022.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £317,950
against £235,000 for a home sold on, 35% 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.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.9% sold leasehold in Rothwell. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Woodpecker Drive is Rothwell’s busiest street, with 21 sales in three years
40 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Woodpecker Drive | NN14 | 21 | £304,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Squirrel Gardens | NN14 | 10 | £277,450 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Greening Road | NN14 | 10 | £262,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Proclamation Avenue | NN14 | 10 | £250,750 | Mixed |
| 5 | Gatekeeper Road | NN14 | 9 | £328,251 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Terry Smith Avenue | NN14 | 9 | £265,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Littlewood Street | NN14 | 9 | £175,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Harrington Road | NN14 | 8 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Ladybird Way | NN14 | 8 | £223,202 | Mixed · new builds |
| 10 | Otter Street | NN14 | 8 | £223,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | New Street | NN14 | 8 | £169,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Rushton Road | NN14 | 7 | £360,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Connolly Drive | NN14 | 7 | £320,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Thetford Road | NN14 | 7 | £319,950 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 15 | Sika Avenue | NN14 | 7 | £316,302 | Mixed · new builds |
Goshawk Close: £379,950
Cheaney Street: £84,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.5 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.
Rothwell is the 27th most expensive of 31 towns in Northamptonshire
Rothwell is one of Northamptonshire’s cheapest 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.
Rothwell’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | — | £246K | 121 | +59% |
| Desborough | 1.7 | £274K | 156 | +45% |
| Mawsley Village | 3.3 | £310K | 36 | +26% |
| Broughton | 3.6 | £267K | 22 | +10% |
| Kettering | 3.8 | £255K | 710 | +58% |
| Geddington | 4.8 | £339K | 21 | +24% |
| Corby | 5.9 | £225K | 601 | +52% |
| Cottingham and Middleton | 5.9 | £350K | 15 | +48% |
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 Rothwell
What is the average house price in Rothwell?
The median home in Rothwell sold for £246,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 456 standard sales (£238,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £322,952, semi-detached houses £237,500, terraced houses £195,000 and flats and maisonettes £133,000.
Are house prices going up in Rothwell?
The median was £246,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£250,000), and £238,000 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 Rothwell each year?
121 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 174 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Rothwell?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Goshawk Close (NN14, £379,950), Rushton Road (NN14, £360,000) and Blackcap Close (NN14, £334,950).
How much does a new build cost in Rothwell?
New homes sold for a median £317,950 over three years, against £235,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 17% of sales.
Is Rothwell expensive for Northamptonshire?
Rothwell is the 27th 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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