The median home in Brierley sells for £220,000
That is the middle of 110 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 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.
38% of Brierley’s sales are detached houses
110 homes sold in three years: 42 detached houses, 42 semi-detached houses and 26 terraced houses.
median sale · 42 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £275K6 sold
- New build
- £335K
median sale · 42 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£235K
- Last 12 months
- £195K17 sold
median sale · 26 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £135K–£200K
- Last 12 months
- £165K6 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% 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 Brierley’s homes sold for between £176K and £285K
One sale in ten was under £135K and one in ten over £360K. 63% sold for under £250K.
The median, £220,000, sits in the £200–250K band
110 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £48,500 in 1995 to £195,000 in the last 12 months (£146,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
29 sales in the last 12 months, against 89 in 2005, the busiest year, and 16 in 2012. Sales fell by 61% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 63% more sales than 2020.
Brierley costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Brierley, 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 | £66K | £85K | £158K | £158K | £170K | £191K | £275K |
| Semi-detached houses | £35K | £42K | £128K | £117K | £120K | £138K | £195K |
| Terraced houses | — | — | £164K | £101K | £121K | £135K | £165K |
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: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
285 new homes have been sold in Brierley since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2009.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £320,000
against £207,000 for a home sold on, 55% 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.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Brierley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Paddock Close is Brierley’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
8 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 | Paddock Close | S72 | 14 | £302,500 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Barnsley Road | S72 | 10 | £177,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Bretton Close | S72 | 9 | £205,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Monument Drive | S72 | 8 | £210,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Church Street | S72 | 7 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Norwood Drive | S72 | 6 | £295,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Church Gate | S72 | 6 | £196,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Quarry Drive | S72 | 5 | £325,000 | 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.
Brierley is the 14th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Brierley is in the middle of South Yorkshire’s 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.
Brierley’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Grimethorpe, Hemsworth and Cudworth and Shafton.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brierley | — | £220K | 29 | +61% |
| South Hiendley | 1.1 | £200K | 16 | +46% |
| Grimethorpe | 1.3 | £140K | 48 | +94% |
| Hemsworth | 1.5 | £176K | 108 | +49% |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 1.7 | £165K | 141 | +68% |
| South Kirkby | 2.4 | £170K | 80 | +42% |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 2.4 | £155K | 42 | +64% |
| Fitzwilliam and Kinsley | 2.4 | £165K | 39 | +50% |
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 Brierley
What is the average house price in Brierley?
The median home in Brierley sold for £220,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 110 standard sales (£195,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £307,500, semi-detached houses £202,500 and terraced houses £168,750.
Are house prices going up in Brierley?
The median was £216,750 in 2025, down 12% on 2024 (£245,000), and £195,000 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 Brierley each year?
29 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 49 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Brierley?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Quarry Drive (S72, £325,000), Paddock Close (S72, £302,500) and Norwood Drive (S72, £295,000).
How much does a new build cost in Brierley?
New homes sold for a median £320,000 over three years, against £207,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 12% of sales.
Is Brierley expensive for South Yorkshire?
Brierley is the 14th 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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