Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Askern sells for £121,000
That is the middle of 166 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 4.7 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.
46% of Askern’s sales are semi-detached houses
166 homes sold in three years: 23 detached houses, 76 semi-detached houses, 65 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £185K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £203K5 sold
median sale · 76 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £113K–£152K
- Last 12 months
- £125K29 sold
median sale · 65 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £82K–£125K
- Last 12 months
- £99K20 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 46% 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 Askern’s homes sold for between £98K and £160K
One sale in ten was under £78K and one in ten over £200K. 99% sold for under £250K.
The median, £121,000, sits in the £100–150K band
166 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.7 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £25,750 in 1995 to £120,000 in the last 12 months (£109,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
55 sales in the last 12 months, against 107 in 2003, the busiest year, and 24 in 2012. Sales fell by 74% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 5%.
Askern costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Askern, 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 | £42K | £54K | £129K | £128K | £121K | £165K | £203K |
| Semi-detached houses | £25K | £30K | £75K | £80K | £79K | £90K | £125K |
| Terraced houses | £21K | £20K | £70K | £69K | £50K | £77K | £99K |
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 38% in 2017
215 new homes have been sold in Askern since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Askern. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Alfred Road is Askern’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Alfred Road | DN6 | 13 | £125,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Airstone Road | DN6 | 10 | £145,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Instone Terrace | DN6 | 8 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Green Lane | DN6 | 8 | £93,250 | Mixed |
| 5 | Cover Drive | DN6 | 7 | £152,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Avenue Road | DN6 | 7 | £100,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Park Road | DN6 | 7 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Coniston Road | DN6 | 6 | £196,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Theodore Road | DN6 | 6 | £87,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Queens Road | DN6 | 6 | £73,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Swan Court | DN6 | 5 | £177,500 | Mixed |
| 12 | Llewelyn Crescent | DN6 | 5 | £145,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Coniston Road: £196,250
Queens Road: £73,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.7 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.
Askern is the 63rd most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Askern is one of South Yorkshire’s cheapest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in South Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Askern’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askern | — | £121K | 55 | +69% |
| Campsall | 1.1 | £165K | 22 | +45% |
| Norton | 1.6 | £194K | 26 | +35% |
| Adwick le Street | 3 | £150K | 167 | +53% |
| Toll Bar | 3.2 | £124K | 7 | +41% |
| Arksey | 4.1 | £172K | 6 | +29% |
| Bentley | 4.7 | £125K | 122 | +21% |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 5 | £197K | 183 | +43% |
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 Askern
What is the average house price in Askern?
The median home in Askern sold for £121,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 166 standard sales (£120,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £200,000, semi-detached houses £130,000 and terraced houses £100,000.
Are house prices going up in Askern?
The median was £125,000 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£116,250), and £120,000 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 Askern each year?
55 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 71 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Askern?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Coniston Road (DN6, £196,250), Swan Court (DN6, £177,500) and Cover Drive (DN6, £152,000).
Is Askern expensive for South Yorkshire?
Askern is the 63rd most expensive of 63 towns of 2,500 or more in South Yorkshire 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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