Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Mexborough sell for a median £143,000
That is the middle of 491 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 5.4 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.
40% of Mexborough’s sales are terraced houses
491 homes sold in three years: 111 detached houses, 173 semi-detached houses, 195 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 111 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£290K
- Last 12 months
- £260K38 sold
median sale · 173 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £125K–£186K
- Last 12 months
- £170K51 sold
median sale · 195 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£126K
- Last 12 months
- £90K49 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £65K–£135K
- Last 12 months
- £135K5 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% 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 Mexborough’s homes sold for between £90K and £195K
One sale in ten was under £67K and one in ten over £255K. 89% sold for under £250K.
The median, £143,000, sits in the £100–150K band
491 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £28,950 in 1995 to £155,000 in the last 12 months (£105,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
143 sales in the last 12 months, against 386 in 2004, the busiest year, and 120 in 2009. Sales fell by 63% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 22% more sales than 2020.
Mexborough costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Mexborough, 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 | £50K | £79K | £147K | £155K | £177K | £203K | £260K |
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £46K | £93K | £99K | £130K | £110K | £170K |
| Terraced houses | £25K | £26K | £62K | £75K | £89K | £70K | £90K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £71K | — | — | £120K | £135K |
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 41% in 2015
868 new homes have been sold in Mexborough since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2015.
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, 0.2% sold leasehold in Mexborough. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Harlington Road is Mexborough’s busiest street, with 20 sales in three years
37 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 7 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 | Harlington Road | S64 | 20 | £176,750 | Mixed |
| 2 | Cygnet Drive | S64 | 16 | £277,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Victoria Road | S64 | 14 | £87,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Church Street | S64 | 13 | £280,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Lynwood Drive | S64 | 10 | £170,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Clayfield View | S64 | 10 | £156,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Adwick Road | S64 | 10 | £140,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Dove Road | S64 | 9 | £200,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Green Shank Drive | S64 | 8 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Ullswater Road | S64 | 8 | £157,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Pitt Street | S64 | 8 | £96,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | York Street | S64 | 8 | £60,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Sedgefield Way | S64 | 7 | £270,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Manvers Road | S64 | 7 | £185,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Doncaster Road | S64 | 7 | £111,000 | Mixed |
Avocet Close: £295,000
Schofield Street: £50,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 5.9 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.
Mexborough is the 55th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Mexborough 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.
Mexborough’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bolton upon Dearne.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexborough | — | £143K | 143 | +27% |
| Denaby Main | 1.5 | £143K | 20 | +74% |
| Swinton | 1.7 | £175K | 170 | +46% |
| Barnburgh and Harlington | 1.8 | £265K | 31 | +61% |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 2.2 | £127K | 81 | +18% |
| Conisbrough | 2.3 | £150K | 118 | +43% |
| Goldthorpe | 2.6 | £146K | 112 | +49% |
| Wath upon Dearne | 2.9 | £180K | 169 | +38% |
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 Mexborough
What is the average house price in Mexborough?
The median home in Mexborough sold for £143,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 491 standard sales (£155,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £240,000, semi-detached houses £155,000, terraced houses £90,000 and flats and maisonettes £82,500.
Are house prices going up in Mexborough?
The median was £137,500 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£135,000), and £155,000 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 Mexborough each year?
143 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 203 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Mexborough?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Avocet Close (S64, £295,000), Church Street (S64, £280,000) and Cygnet Drive (S64, £277,500).
Is Mexborough expensive for South Yorkshire?
Mexborough is the 55th 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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