The median home in Darton sells for £200,000
That is the middle of 623 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 4.4 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.
42% of Darton’s sales are semi-detached houses
623 homes sold in three years: 196 detached houses, 263 semi-detached houses, 142 terraced houses and 22 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.1 times what a flat does.
median sale · 196 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£375K
- Last 12 months
- £348K51 sold
- New build
- £400K
median sale · 263 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £168K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £195K70 sold
median sale · 142 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£160K
- Last 12 months
- £150K44 sold
median sale · 22 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£110K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 42% 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 Darton’s homes sold for between £155K and £280K
One sale in ten was under £120K and one in ten over £365K. 68% sold for under £250K.
The median, £200,000, sits in the £200–250K band
623 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.4 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £45,000 in 1995 to £200,000 in the last 12 months (£180,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
169 sales in the last 12 months, against 354 in 2002, the busiest year, and 113 in 2010. Sales fell by 58% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Darton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Darton, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £77K | £168K | £160K | £180K | £248K | £348K |
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £47K | £109K | £97K | £123K | £135K | £195K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £30K | £78K | £80K | £75K | £100K | £150K |
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: 3% of sales in the last 12 months
913 new homes have been sold in Darton since 1995; the share peaked at 33% in 1997.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £399,995
against £200,000 for a home sold on, 100% 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.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.7% sold leasehold in Darton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
New Road is Darton’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
42 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 9 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 | New Road | S75 | 27 | £190,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Darton Lane | S75 | 18 | £168,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Huddersfield Road | S75 | 13 | £222,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Spark Lane | S75 | 13 | £155,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Eastfield Crescent | S75 | 12 | £202,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Greenside | S75 | 12 | £163,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Croft Drive | S75 | 11 | £227,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Churchfield Lane | S75 | 11 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Lidgett Road | S75 | 10 | £348,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Staincross Common | S75 | 8 | £412,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Carr Green Lane | S75 | 8 | £332,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Barnsley Road | S75 | 8 | £262,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Collier Way | S75 | 8 | £245,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Sackup Lane | S75 | 8 | £221,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Allendale Road | S75 | 8 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Staincross Common: £412,500
Majestic Court: £97,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.3 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.
Darton is the 21st most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Darton 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.
Darton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Barnsley.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darton | — | £200K | 169 | +60% |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 1.4 | £235K | 120 | +55% |
| Barnsley | 2.6 | £160K | 660 | +55% |
| Carlton | 2.6 | £185K | 31 | +47% |
| Royston | 2.7 | £180K | 123 | +39% |
| Dodworth | 3 | £184K | 73 | +53% |
| Hall Green | 3.3 | £220K | 17 | +40% |
| Silkstone | 3.4 | £328K | 15 | +71% |
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 Darton
What is the average house price in Darton?
The median home in Darton sold for £200,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 623 standard sales (£200,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £323,750, semi-detached houses £195,000, terraced houses £142,500 and flats and maisonettes £106,000.
Are house prices going up in Darton?
The median was £222,500 in 2025, up 14% on 2024 (£195,000), and £200,000 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 Darton each year?
169 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 245 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Darton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Staincross Common (S75, £412,500), Dukes Meadow (S75, £399,995) and Oaks Wood Drive (S75, £371,000).
How much does a new build cost in Darton?
New homes sold for a median £399,995 over three years, against £200,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 1.4% of sales.
Is Darton expensive for South Yorkshire?
Darton is the 21st 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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