Photo: Mick Knapton · CC BY-SA 3.0The median home in Oughtibridge sells for £290,000
That is the middle of 126 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 5.8 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.
A third of Oughtibridge’s sales are terraced houses
126 homes sold in three years: 38 detached houses, 38 semi-detached houses, 40 terraced houses and 10 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 38 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £325K–£471K
- Last 12 months
- £475K7 sold
median sale · 38 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £270K–£312K
- Last 12 months
- £300K10 sold
median sale · 40 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£278K
- Last 12 months
- £244K10 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £135K–£170K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 32% 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 Oughtibridge’s homes sold for between £222K and £343K
One sale in ten was under £170K and one in ten over £410K. 36% sold for under £250K.
The median, £290,000, sits in the £250–300K band
126 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.8 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £51,500 in 1995 to £300,000 in the last 12 months (£220,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
29 sales in the last 12 months, against 116 in 1999, the busiest year, and 31 in 2010. Sales fell by 56% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%.
Oughtibridge costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Oughtibridge, 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 | £64K | £120K | £225K | £224K | £267K | £378K | £475K |
| Semi-detached houses | £51K | £69K | £143K | £150K | £174K | £227K | £300K |
| Terraced houses | £47K | £54K | £115K | £130K | £138K | £170K | £244K |
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
204 new homes have been sold in Oughtibridge since 1995; the share peaked at 53% in 1999.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
48% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 43% sold leasehold in Oughtibridge. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Church Street is Oughtibridge’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Church Street | S35 | 15 | £250,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Clough Grove | S35 | 8 | £420,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Coward Drive | S35 | 7 | £265,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Alford Avenue | S35 | 6 | £337,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Cockshutts Lane | S35 | 6 | £285,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Birks Wood Drive | S35 | 6 | £282,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Forge Lane | S35 | 6 | £282,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Bertram Road | S35 | 6 | £262,888 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Station Lane | S35 | 6 | £222,900 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | River View Road | S35 | 5 | £320,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Birch House Avenue | S35 | 5 | £300,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Hillcrest Drive | S35 | 5 | £204,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
Clough Grove: £420,000
Hillcrest Drive: £204,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice 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.
Oughtibridge is the most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Oughtibridge 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.
Oughtibridge’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Ecclesfield and Grenoside, Chapeltown and High Green and Deepcar.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oughtibridge | — | £290K | 29 | +57% |
| Worrall | 0.7 | £412K | 9 | +18% |
| Wharncliffe Side | 1.1 | £220K | 13 | +29% |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 2.6 | £230K | 101 | +53% |
| Chapeltown and High Green | 3.2 | £210K | 252 | +47% |
| Deepcar | 3.2 | £237K | 84 | +68% |
| Stocksbridge | 4 | £185K | 89 | +57% |
| Thorpe Hesley | 4.7 | £255K | 51 | +72% |
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 Oughtibridge
What is the average house price in Oughtibridge?
The median home in Oughtibridge sold for £290,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 126 standard sales (£300,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £360,000, semi-detached houses £290,300, terraced houses £235,400 and flats and maisonettes £144,000.
Are house prices going up in Oughtibridge?
The median was £300,000 in 2025, up 5% on 2024 (£285,000), and £300,000 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 Oughtibridge 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 Oughtibridge?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Clough Grove (S35, £420,000), Alford Avenue (S35, £337,500) and River View Road (S35, £320,000).
Is Oughtibridge expensive for South Yorkshire?
Oughtibridge is the 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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