Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Wath upon Dearne sell for a median £179,975
That is the middle of 586 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 5.3 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.
38% of Wath upon Dearne’s sales are semi-detached houses
586 homes sold in three years: 124 detached houses, 221 semi-detached houses, 220 terraced houses and 21 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 1.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 124 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£320K
- Last 12 months
- £290K43 sold
- New build
- £283K
median sale · 221 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £153K–£226K
- Last 12 months
- £189K56 sold
- New build
- £240K
median sale · 220 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £104K–£170K
- Last 12 months
- £135K66 sold
median sale · 21 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £110K–£172K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% 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 Wath upon Dearne’s homes sold for between £126K and £240K
One sale in ten was under £100K and one in ten over £295K. 79% sold for under £250K.
The median, £179,975, sits in the £150–200K band
586 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £34,000 in 1995 to £180,000 in the last 12 months (£130,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
169 sales in the last 12 months, against 290 in 2021, the busiest year, and 169 in 2008. Sales fell by 34% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Wath upon Dearne costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Wath upon Dearne, 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 | £68K | £82K | £171K | £148K | £178K | £228K | £290K |
| Semi-detached houses | £39K | £40K | £96K | £125K | £126K | £160K | £189K |
| Terraced houses | £26K | £28K | £69K | £98K | £85K | £100K | £135K |
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.
9% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
1,194 new homes have been sold in Wath upon Dearne since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2013.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £245,000
against £170,000 for a home sold on, 44% 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.
13% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 9.6% sold leasehold in Wath upon Dearne. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Lime Tree Grove is Wath upon Dearne’s busiest street, with 20 sales in three years
36 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 12 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 | Lime Tree Grove | S63 | 20 | £244,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Barnsley Road | S63 | 20 | £129,750 | Mixed |
| 3 | Avenue Road | S63 | 18 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Golden Smithies Lane | S63 | 14 | £166,000 | Mostly flats |
| 5 | Lake View Road | S63 | 13 | £245,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Sandygate | S63 | 13 | £195,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Doncaster Road | S63 | 13 | £102,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Chapel Street | S63 | 12 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Tweed Meadow | S63 | 11 | £279,950 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 10 | Marvell Way | S63 | 11 | £170,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Sandymount Road | S63 | 11 | £100,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Kingsbrook Chase | S63 | 10 | £210,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Mapplewell View | S63 | 9 | £275,453 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 14 | Melton High Street | S63 | 9 | £155,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Beech Road | S63 | 9 | £97,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Willow Road: £282,500
Beech Road: £97,000
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.
Wath upon Dearne is the 35th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Wath upon Dearne 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.
Wath upon Dearne’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bolton upon Dearne, Rawmarsh and Darfield.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wath upon Dearne | — | £180K | 169 | +38% |
| Brampton | 1.2 | £186K | 39 | +55% |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 1.8 | £127K | 81 | +18% |
| Swinton | 2.1 | £175K | 170 | +46% |
| Hemingfield | 2.4 | £220K | 20 | +65% |
| Wombwell | 2.4 | £180K | 198 | +58% |
| Rawmarsh | 2.5 | £155K | 171 | +63% |
| Darfield | 2.6 | £155K | 53 | +63% |
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 Wath upon Dearne
What is the average house price in Wath upon Dearne?
The median home in Wath upon Dearne sold for £179,975 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 586 standard sales (£180,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £280,000, semi-detached houses £185,000, terraced houses £125,000 and flats and maisonettes £150,000.
Are house prices going up in Wath upon Dearne?
The median was £190,000 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£175,000), and £180,000 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 Wath upon Dearne each year?
169 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 225 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Wath upon Dearne?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Willow Road (S63, £282,500), Roebuck Chase (S63, £280,000) and Tweed Meadow (S63, £279,950).
How much does a new build cost in Wath upon Dearne?
New homes sold for a median £245,000 over three years, against £170,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 9% of sales.
Is Wath upon Dearne expensive for South Yorkshire?
Wath upon Dearne is the 35th 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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