Homes in Harwell sell for a median £480,000
That is the middle of 113 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 5.6 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.
55% of Harwell’s sales are detached houses
113 homes sold in three years: 62 detached houses, 37 semi-detached houses and 14 terraced houses.
median sale · 62 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £482K–£775K
- Last 12 months
- £550K21 sold
median sale · 37 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £345K–£413K
- Last 12 months
- £393K11 sold
median sale · 14 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£330K
Mostly detached: 55% 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 Harwell’s homes sold for between £375K and £617K
One sale in ten was under £308K and one in ten over £825K. 4% sold for under £250K.
The median, £480,000, sits in the £400–500K band
113 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £85,000 in 1995 to £480,000 in the last 12 months (£382,500 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
36 sales in the last 12 months, against 82 in 2019, the busiest year, and 19 in 2011. Sales fell by 28% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%.
Harwell costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Harwell, 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 | £107K | £205K | £290K | £383K | £423K | £498K | £550K |
| Semi-detached houses | — | £152K | £205K | £235K | £320K | £335K | £393K |
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 71% in 2017
210 new homes have been sold in Harwell since 1995; the share peaked at 71% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Harwell. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Kings Lane is Harwell’s busiest street, with 8 sales in three years
5 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 | Kings Lane | OX11 | 8 | £447,500 | Mixed |
| 2 | The Croft | OX11 | 7 | £490,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Reading Road | OX11 | 6 | £720,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Loder Road | OX11 | 6 | £292,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Talbot Close | OX11 | 5 | £522,000 | Mostly detached houses |
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.
Harwell is the 8th most expensive of 40 towns in Oxfordshire
Harwell 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.
Harwell’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Didcot.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harwell | — | £480K | 36 | +19% |
| Didcot | 2 | £350K | 405 | +15% |
| Chilton | 2 | £350K | 9 | +14% |
| East Hendred | 2 | £425K | 9 | −16% |
| Steventon | 2.3 | £435K | 18 | −1% |
| Sutton Courtenay | 2.7 | £463K | 29 | +8% |
| Drayton | 3.4 | £464K | 25 | +32% |
| Blewbury | 3.4 | £471K | 17 | +6% |
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 Harwell
What is the average house price in Harwell?
The median home in Harwell sold for £480,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 113 standard sales (£480,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £590,000, semi-detached houses £385,000 and terraced houses £305,250.
Are house prices going up in Harwell?
The median was £515,000 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£475,000), and £480,000 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 Harwell each year?
36 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 55 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
Is Harwell expensive for Oxfordshire?
Harwell is the 8th 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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