Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Penistone sells for £249,000
That is the middle of 477 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 5.1 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 Penistone’s sales are detached houses
477 homes sold in three years: 173 detached houses, 146 semi-detached houses, 135 terraced houses and 23 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 173 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £320K–£420K
- Last 12 months
- £340K31 sold
- New build
- £370K
median sale · 146 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £205K–£263K
- Last 12 months
- £225K32 sold
- New build
- £268K
median sale · 135 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £152K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £184K20 sold
- New build
- £267K
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £110K–£138K
- Last 12 months
- £128K9 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 36% 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 Penistone’s homes sold for between £190K and £333K
One sale in ten was under £136K and one in ten over £420K. 50% sold for under £250K.
The median, £249,000, sits in the £200–250K band
477 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £47,500 in 1995 to £240,000 in the last 12 months (£180,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
92 sales in the last 12 months, against 216 in 2017, the busiest year, and 125 in 2019. Sales fell by 25% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%.
Penistone costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Penistone, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £69K | £88K | £195K | £235K | £235K | £283K | £340K |
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £53K | £124K | £135K | £150K | £174K | £225K |
| Terraced houses | £36K | £39K | £105K | £152K | £134K | £145K | £184K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £98K | £88K | £115K | — | £128K |
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
969 new homes have been sold in Penistone since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 1997.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £340,148
against £226,000 for a home sold on, 51% 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.
12% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 8.1% sold leasehold in Penistone. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Cruck Barn Road is Penistone’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
31 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 | Cruck Barn Road | S36 | 27 | £279,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Castle Garden Street | S36 | 24 | £278,183 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Sheffield Road | S36 | 22 | £133,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Millhouse Road | S36 | 19 | £435,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Thurlstone Moor Avenue | S36 | 17 | £455,996 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Green Road | S36 | 16 | £176,760 | Mixed |
| 7 | Wellhouse Lane | S36 | 11 | £340,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Wentworth Road | S36 | 9 | £170,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | New Chapel Road | S36 | 8 | £241,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Inchburn Crescent | S36 | 8 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Park Avenue | S36 | 8 | £220,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Bluebell Avenue | S36 | 8 | £207,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Mortimer Road | S36 | 7 | £270,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Ward Street | S36 | 7 | £210,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Don Street | S36 | 7 | £190,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Thurlstone Moor Avenue: £455,996
Church Street: £116,750
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.9 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.
Penistone is the 7th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Penistone 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.
Penistone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penistone | — | £249K | 92 | +44% |
| Thurlstone | 1.1 | £238K | 19 | +42% |
| Oxspring | 1.3 | £290K | 9 | +32% |
| Hoylandswaine | 1.4 | £440K | 7 | +30% |
| Millhouse Green | 1.6 | £285K | 9 | +21% |
| Thurgoland | 2.8 | £289K | 11 | +16% |
| Silkstone Common | 2.9 | £251K | 12 | +31% |
| Silkstone | 3 | £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 Penistone
What is the average house price in Penistone?
The median home in Penistone sold for £249,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 477 standard sales (£240,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £352,000, semi-detached houses £234,000, terraced houses £190,000 and flats and maisonettes £123,000.
Are house prices going up in Penistone?
The median was £263,247 in 2025, up 10% on 2024 (£240,000), and £240,000 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 Penistone each year?
92 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 167 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Penistone?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Thurlstone Moor Avenue (S36, £455,996), Millhouse Road (S36, £435,995) and Wellhouse Lane (S36, £340,000).
How much does a new build cost in Penistone?
New homes sold for a median £340,148 over three years, against £226,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 20% of sales.
Is Penistone expensive for South Yorkshire?
Penistone is the 7th 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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