Photo: Steve F · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Finningley sell for a median £243,000
That is the middle of 263 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 4.2 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 Finningley’s sales are detached houses
263 homes sold in three years: 127 detached houses, 88 semi-detached houses, 32 terraced houses and 16 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 127 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £275K–£395K
- Last 12 months
- £355K41 sold
- New build
- £268K
median sale · 88 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £184K–£235K
- Last 12 months
- £210K23 sold
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £144K–£185K
- Last 12 months
- £180K7 sold
- New build
- £180K
median sale · 16 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£145K
- Last 12 months
- £117K7 sold
- New build
- £145K
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 Finningley’s homes sold for between £185K and £337K
One sale in ten was under £139K and one in ten over £420K. 52% sold for under £250K.
The median, £243,000, sits in the £200–250K band
263 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.2 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £60,000 in 1995 to £251,250 in the last 12 months (£242,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
78 sales in the last 12 months, against 230 in 2018, the busiest year, and 33 in 2010. Sales fell by 66% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 83% more sales than 2020.
Finningley costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Finningley, 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 | £62K | £101K | £208K | £208K | £240K | £281K | £355K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £45K | £135K | £146K | £152K | £175K | £210K |
| Terraced houses | — | £35K | £113K | £106K | £131K | £139K | £180K |
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.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,267 new homes have been sold in Finningley since 1995; the share peaked at 72% in 1999.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £185,000
against £247,500 for a home sold on, 25% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.2% sold leasehold in Finningley. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Foxglove Drive is Finningley’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
20 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 | Foxglove Drive | DN9 | 13 | £230,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Insall Way | DN9 | 12 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Olympus Close | DN9 | 12 | £162,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 4 | Lower Pasture | DN9 | 10 | £380,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Merlin Drive | DN9 | 9 | £225,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Broad Lane | DN9 | 7 | £370,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Wroot Road | DN9 | 7 | £275,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Harvey Close | DN9 | 7 | £247,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Vulcan Mews | DN9 | 7 | £210,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Hawthorne Road | DN9 | 7 | £150,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Gatesbridge Park | DN9 | 6 | £402,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Blakewood Drive | DN9 | 6 | £249,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Whitmoore Drive | DN9 | 6 | £223,500 | Mixed |
| 14 | Sherwood Close | DN9 | 6 | £220,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Sycamore Drive | DN9 | 6 | £147,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Broadwalk Mews: £585,000
Fir Tree Avenue: £104,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.6 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.
Finningley is the 9th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Finningley is one of South Yorkshire’s dearest 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.
Finningley’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: New Rossington and Rossington, Armthorpe and Doncaster.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finningley | — | £243K | 78 | +25% |
| Auckley | 1 | £265K | 8 | +50% |
| Branton | 1.6 | £242K | 23 | −4% |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 2.7 | £181K | 163 | +44% |
| Armthorpe | 3.6 | £187K | 166 | +55% |
| Hatfield Woodhouse | 4 | £115K | 3 | — |
| Bawtry | 4.1 | £258K | 41 | +24% |
| Doncaster | 4.5 | £175K | 858 | +37% |
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 Finningley
What is the average house price in Finningley?
The median home in Finningley sold for £243,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 263 standard sales (£251,250 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £336,000, semi-detached houses £213,750, terraced houses £163,750 and flats and maisonettes £113,250.
Are house prices going up in Finningley?
The median was £255,000 in 2025, up 10% on 2024 (£231,250), and £251,250 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 Finningley each year?
78 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 137 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Finningley?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Broadwalk Mews (DN9, £585,000), Gatesbridge Park (DN9, £402,500) and Lower Pasture (DN9, £380,000).
How much does a new build cost in Finningley?
New homes sold for a median £185,000 over three years, against £247,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 9.5% of sales.
Is Finningley expensive for South Yorkshire?
Finningley is the 9th 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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