Photo: Steve F · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Thurnscoe sells for £162,995
That is the middle of 438 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 5.7 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.
Two thirds of Thurnscoe’s sales are semi-detached houses
438 homes sold in three years: 59 detached houses, 279 semi-detached houses, 98 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 59 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £195K–£270K
- Last 12 months
- £266K9 sold
- New build
- £250K
median sale · 279 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £130K–£197K
- Last 12 months
- £154K50 sold
- New build
- £190K
median sale · 98 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£140K
- Last 12 months
- £133K27 sold
- New build
- £160K
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 64% 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 Thurnscoe’s homes sold for between £125K and £200K
One sale in ten was under £100K and one in ten over £234K. 93% sold for under £250K.
The median, £162,995, sits in the £150–200K band
438 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.7 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £26,500 in 1995 to £150,000 in the last 12 months (£109,995 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
88 sales in the last 12 months, against 201 in 2022, the busiest year, and 56 in 2010. Sales fell by 55% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 6%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 20% more sales than 2020.
Thurnscoe costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Thurnscoe, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £50K | £60K | £127K | £150K | £140K | £170K | £266K |
| Semi-detached houses | £29K | £27K | £70K | £75K | £80K | £105K | £154K |
| Terraced houses | £14K | £17K | £73K | £72K | £84K | £86K | £133K |
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.
7% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
644 new homes have been sold in Thurnscoe since 1995; the share peaked at 40% in 2024.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £199,995
against £135,000 for a home sold on, 48% 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.
1% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.5% sold leasehold in Thurnscoe. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Bluebell Way is Thurnscoe’s busiest street, with 118 sales in three years
24 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Bluebell Way | S63 | 118 | £190,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Primrose Road | S63 | 19 | £209,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | High Street | S63 | 12 | £260,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Deightonby Street | S63 | 9 | £125,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Low Grange Road | S63 | 8 | £133,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Windsor Street | S63 | 8 | £106,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | St Helens Close | S63 | 7 | £195,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Oak Road | S63 | 7 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | School Street | S63 | 7 | £140,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Lancaster Street | S63 | 7 | £110,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Springwood Grove | S63 | 6 | £207,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Southfield Crescent | S63 | 6 | £160,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Clayton Drive | S63 | 6 | £157,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Merrill Road | S63 | 6 | £127,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Kingsway Grove | S63 | 6 | £120,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
High Street: £260,000
Thornwood Close: £100,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.6 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.
Thurnscoe is the 45th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Thurnscoe 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.
Thurnscoe’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Goldthorpe, Bolton upon Dearne and Grimethorpe.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurnscoe | — | £163K | 88 | +114% |
| Goldthorpe | 1.1 | £146K | 112 | +49% |
| Great Houghton | 1.4 | £158K | 33 | +47% |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 2 | £127K | 81 | +18% |
| Barnburgh and Harlington | 2.4 | £265K | 31 | +61% |
| Darfield | 2.8 | £155K | 53 | +63% |
| South Kirkby | 3.1 | £170K | 80 | +42% |
| Grimethorpe | 3.3 | £140K | 48 | +94% |
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 Thurnscoe
What is the average house price in Thurnscoe?
The median home in Thurnscoe sold for £162,995 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 438 standard sales (£150,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £240,000, semi-detached houses £168,000 and terraced houses £125,000.
Are house prices going up in Thurnscoe?
The median was £174,995 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£160,000), and £150,000 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 Thurnscoe each year?
88 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 133 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Thurnscoe?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: High Street (S63, £260,000), Primrose Road (S63, £209,995) and Springwood Grove (S63, £207,500).
How much does a new build cost in Thurnscoe?
New homes sold for a median £199,995 over three years, against £135,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 31% of sales.
Is Thurnscoe expensive for South Yorkshire?
Thurnscoe is the 45th 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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