Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Stocksbridge sell for a median £184,500
That is the middle of 320 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 4.6 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.
41% of Stocksbridge’s sales are semi-detached houses
320 homes sold in three years: 70 detached houses, 132 semi-detached houses, 86 terraced houses and 32 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 1.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 70 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £230K–£330K
- Last 12 months
- £265K18 sold
median sale · 132 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £163K–£218K
- Last 12 months
- £190K45 sold
median sale · 86 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £127K–£170K
- Last 12 months
- £147K22 sold
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £121K–£220K
- New build
- £220K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 41% 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 Stocksbridge’s homes sold for between £150K and £235K
One sale in ten was under £121K and one in ten over £307K. 81% sold for under £250K.
The median, £184,500, sits in the £150–200K band
320 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.6 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £38,950 in 1995 to £181,000 in the last 12 months (£135,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
89 sales in the last 12 months, against 170 in 2002, the busiest year, and 46 in 2009. Sales fell by 61% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 15%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 44% more sales than 2020.
Stocksbridge costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Stocksbridge, 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 | £51K | £71K | £175K | £177K | £170K | £205K | £265K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £40K | £98K | £93K | £109K | £152K | £190K |
| Terraced houses | £34K | £34K | £83K | £77K | £94K | £120K | £147K |
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: 1.1% of sales in the last 12 months
143 new homes have been sold in Stocksbridge since 1995; the share peaked at 25% in 2008.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £220,000
against £180,000 for a home sold on, 22% 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.
18% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 9% sold leasehold in Stocksbridge. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Manchester Road is Stocksbridge’s busiest street, with 31 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Manchester Road | S36 | 31 | £180,000 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 2 | Smithy Moor Avenue | S36 | 21 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Victoria Road | S36 | 12 | £192,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Coppice Close | S36 | 11 | £239,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Samuel Fox Avenue | S36 | 10 | £210,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Paterson Close | S36 | 9 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Oaks Avenue | S36 | 8 | £177,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Hole House Lane | S36 | 8 | £139,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Edward Street | S36 | 7 | £120,000 | Mostly flats |
| 10 | Coal Pit Lane | S36 | 6 | £321,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Ralph Ellis Drive | S36 | 6 | £300,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Linden Crescent | S36 | 6 | £282,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Sitwell Avenue | S36 | 6 | £169,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Woolley Road | S36 | 6 | £168,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Princess Drive | S36 | 5 | £290,000 | Mostly detached houses |
Coal Pit Lane: £321,250
Edward Street: £120,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.7 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.
Stocksbridge is the 28th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Stocksbridge is in the middle of South Yorkshire’s 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.
Stocksbridge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stocksbridge | — | £185K | 89 | +57% |
| Deepcar | 1 | £237K | 84 | +68% |
| Thurgoland | 2.2 | £289K | 11 | +16% |
| Oxspring | 2.5 | £290K | 9 | +32% |
| Wharncliffe Side | 2.9 | £220K | 13 | +29% |
| Penistone | 3.1 | £249K | 92 | +44% |
| Thurlstone | 4 | £238K | 19 | +42% |
| Oughtibridge | 4 | £290K | 29 | +57% |
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 Stocksbridge
What is the average house price in Stocksbridge?
The median home in Stocksbridge sold for £184,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 320 standard sales (£181,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £285,000, semi-detached houses £190,000, terraced houses £148,000 and flats and maisonettes £167,500.
Are house prices going up in Stocksbridge?
The median was £185,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£180,000), and £181,000 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 Stocksbridge each year?
89 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 118 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Stocksbridge?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Coal Pit Lane (S36, £321,250), Ralph Ellis Drive (S36, £300,000) and Princess Drive (S36, £290,000).
How much does a new build cost in Stocksbridge?
New homes sold for a median £220,000 over three years, against £180,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 7.5% of sales.
Is Stocksbridge expensive for South Yorkshire?
Stocksbridge is the 28th 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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