The median home in Benson sells for £484,000
That is the middle of 277 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.
Half of Benson’s sales are detached houses
277 homes sold in three years: 144 detached houses, 92 semi-detached houses, 36 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 144 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £502K–£703K
- Last 12 months
- £620K27 sold
- New build
- £580K
median sale · 92 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £357K–£450K
- Last 12 months
- £410K19 sold
- New build
- £399K
median sale · 36 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £323K–£408K
- Last 12 months
- £388K8 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £275K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
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 Benson’s homes sold for between £399K and £618K
One sale in ten was under £337K and one in ten over £740K. 1% sold for under £250K.
The median, £484,000, sits in the £400–500K band
277 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 £107,500 in 1995 to £495,000 in the last 12 months (£415,950 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
57 sales in the last 12 months, against 129 in 2023, the busiest year, and 35 in 2009. Sales fell by 55% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 38% more sales than 2020.
Benson costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Benson, 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 | £139K | £228K | £395K | £407K | £480K | £595K | £620K |
| Semi-detached houses | £73K | £126K | £229K | £250K | £368K | £373K | £410K |
| Terraced houses | £91K | £120K | £230K | £228K | £310K | £279K | £388K |
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.
18% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
408 new homes have been sold in Benson since 1995; the share peaked at 60% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £512,500
against £438,750 for a home sold on, 17% 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.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.7% sold leasehold in Benson. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Gerard Avenue is Benson’s busiest street, with 31 sales in three years
21 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 | Gerard Avenue | OX10 | 31 | £475,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Merryweather | OX10 | 14 | £485,687 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Brook Street | OX10 | 12 | £407,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Hither Derhams | OX10 | 11 | £495,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Restwald Close | OX10 | 9 | £530,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Blacklands Road | OX10 | 9 | £375,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Cadewell Lane | OX10 | 8 | £675,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 8 | Freeman Place | OX10 | 8 | £526,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Sanford Place | OX10 | 7 | £712,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 10 | Sands Way | OX10 | 7 | £470,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | The Cedars | OX10 | 7 | £415,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | The Moorlands | OX10 | 7 | £350,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Farther Derhams | OX10 | 6 | £720,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 14 | Winch Piece | OX10 | 6 | £615,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 15 | Old London Road | OX10 | 6 | £585,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Farther Derhams: £720,000
The Moorlands: £350,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice 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.
Benson is the 7th most expensive of 40 towns in Oxfordshire
Benson is one of Oxfordshire’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Oxfordshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Benson’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Wallingford, Chalgrove and Cholsey.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson | — | £484K | 57 | +40% |
| Crowmarsh Gifford | 1.4 | £475K | 21 | +29% |
| Wallingford | 1.7 | £425K | 106 | +27% |
| Brightwell-cum-Sotwell | 2.4 | £560K | 16 | +35% |
| Chalgrove | 3.7 | £400K | 31 | +12% |
| Cholsey | 3.7 | £435K | 44 | +23% |
| Berinsfield | 4.4 | £293K | 19 | +24% |
| Watlington | 4.6 | £421K | 29 | +16% |
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 Benson
What is the average house price in Benson?
The median home in Benson sold for £484,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 277 standard sales (£495,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £610,000, semi-detached houses £407,500, terraced houses £367,500 and flats and maisonettes £275,000.
Are house prices going up in Benson?
The median was £470,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£482,125), and £495,000 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 Benson each year?
57 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 Benson?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Farther Derhams (OX10, £720,000), Sanford Place (OX10, £712,500) and Cadewell Lane (OX10, £675,000).
How much does a new build cost in Benson?
New homes sold for a median £512,500 over three years, against £438,750 for homes sold on. New builds were 42% of sales.
Is Benson expensive for Oxfordshire?
Benson is the 7th most expensive of 40 towns of 2,500 or more in Oxfordshire 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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