Photo: Bob1960evens · Public domainThe median home in Sprotbrough sells for £246,750
That is the middle of 358 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 5.2 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 Sprotbrough’s sales are semi-detached houses
358 homes sold in three years: 150 detached houses, 193 semi-detached houses, 10 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 150 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £291K–£470K
- Last 12 months
- £340K50 sold
- New build
- £437K
median sale · 193 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £166K–£245K
- Last 12 months
- £195K55 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £174K–£245K
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £95K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 42% 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 Sprotbrough’s homes sold for between £180K and £340K
One sale in ten was under £152K and one in ten over £475K. 51% sold for under £250K.
The median, £246,750, sits in the £200–250K band
358 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £49,500 in 1995 to £255,500 in the last 12 months (£195,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
108 sales in the last 12 months, against 188 in 2006, the busiest year, and 71 in 2008. Sales fell by 46% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 23% more sales than 2020.
Sprotbrough costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Sprotbrough, 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 | £79K | £95K | £249K | £239K | £250K | £280K | £340K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £47K | £120K | £130K | £134K | £172K | £195K |
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: 2.8% of sales in the last 12 months
269 new homes have been sold in Sprotbrough since 1995; the share peaked at 23% in 2006.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £430,000
against £235,000 for a home sold on, 83% 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.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.8% sold leasehold in Sprotbrough. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Daisy Drive is Sprotbrough’s busiest street, with 22 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 10 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 | Daisy Drive | DN5 | 22 | £425,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Sprotbrough Road | DN5 | 21 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Melton Road | DN5 | 20 | £459,975 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Crompton Avenue | DN5 | 19 | £167,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Tennyson Avenue | DN5 | 18 | £166,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Ingleborough Drive | DN5 | 14 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Challenger Drive | DN5 | 13 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Park Drive | DN5 | 11 | £390,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Ivanhoe Way | DN5 | 11 | £220,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Westmorland Way | DN5 | 10 | £250,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Ambleside Crescent | DN5 | 8 | £217,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Clifton Drive | DN5 | 7 | £340,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Riverhead | DN5 | 7 | £265,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Cromwell Drive | DN5 | 7 | £185,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Shelley Grove | DN5 | 7 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Melton Road: £459,975
Northfield Road: £156,250
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.9 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.
Sprotbrough is the 8th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Sprotbrough 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.
Sprotbrough’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Scawthorpe and Cusworth, Bentley and Warmsworth.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprotbrough | — | £247K | 108 | +42% |
| Scawthorpe and Cusworth | 1.4 | £175K | 154 | +46% |
| Bentley | 2 | £125K | 122 | +21% |
| Warmsworth | 2.4 | £140K | 92 | +40% |
| Doncaster | 2.4 | £175K | 858 | +37% |
| Arksey | 3 | £172K | 6 | +29% |
| Toll Bar | 3.3 | £124K | 7 | +41% |
| Conisbrough | 3.7 | £150K | 118 | +43% |
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 Sprotbrough
What is the average house price in Sprotbrough?
The median home in Sprotbrough sold for £246,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 358 standard sales (£255,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £360,000, semi-detached houses £190,000, terraced houses £195,000 and flats and maisonettes £95,000.
Are house prices going up in Sprotbrough?
The median was £268,000 in 2025, up 25% on 2024 (£215,000), and £255,500 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 Sprotbrough each year?
108 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 116 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Sprotbrough?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Melton Road (DN5, £459,975), Daisy Drive (DN5, £425,000) and Park Drive (DN5, £390,000).
How much does a new build cost in Sprotbrough?
New homes sold for a median £430,000 over three years, against £235,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 8.1% of sales.
Is Sprotbrough expensive for South Yorkshire?
Sprotbrough is the 8th 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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