Photo: Richard Vince · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Wombwell sells for £180,000
That is the middle of 749 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 5.6 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.
A third of Wombwell’s sales are semi-detached houses
749 homes sold in three years: 186 detached houses, 272 semi-detached houses, 268 terraced houses and 23 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.1 times what a flat does.
median sale · 186 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £230K–£310K
- Last 12 months
- £270K39 sold
- New build
- £295K
median sale · 272 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £152K–£205K
- Last 12 months
- £185K72 sold
- New build
- £218K
median sale · 268 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£174K
- Last 12 months
- £132K79 sold
- New build
- £223K
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £82K–£108K
- Last 12 months
- £89K8 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 Wombwell’s homes sold for between £125K and £226K
One sale in ten was under £90K and one in ten over £285K. 83% sold for under £250K.
The median, £180,000, sits in the £150–200K band
749 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.6 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £31,750 in 1995 to £178,500 in the last 12 months (£133,950 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
198 sales in the last 12 months, against 473 in 2006, the busiest year, and 150 in 2009. Sales fell by 63% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 36% more sales than 2020.
Wombwell costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Wombwell, 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 | £60K | £66K | £154K | £177K | £182K | £208K | £270K |
| Semi-detached houses | £43K | £43K | £119K | £107K | £115K | £135K | £185K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £23K | £70K | £85K | £81K | £95K | £132K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £118K | £72K | £75K | £64K | £89K |
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
1,688 new homes have been sold in Wombwell since 1995; the share peaked at 36% in 2005.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £234,995
against £165,000 for a home sold on, 42% 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.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 6.5% sold leasehold in Wombwell. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Bronte Way is Wombwell’s busiest street, with 37 sales in three years
46 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 19 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 | Bronte Way | S73 | 37 | £229,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Hough Lane | S73 | 37 | £112,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Kingfisher Drive | S73 | 24 | £171,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Mitchells Avenue | S73 | 23 | £198,250 | Mixed |
| 5 | Wollstonecraft Walk | S73 | 21 | £234,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Shelley Drive | S73 | 17 | £229,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Netherfield Gardens | S73 | 16 | £273,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 8 | Mitchells Main Close | S73 | 15 | £235,596 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 9 | Colliery Mount | S73 | 15 | £227,996 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 10 | Barnsley Road | S73 | 15 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | Lundhill Drive | S73 | 14 | £252,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Summer Lane | S73 | 13 | £145,000 | Mixed |
| 13 | Woodbourn Gardens | S73 | 12 | £174,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Bartholomew Street | S73 | 12 | £112,497 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Rectory Close | S73 | 11 | £192,000 | Mixed |
Netherfield Gardens: £273,995
Blythe Street: £78,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.5 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.
Wombwell is the 32nd most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Wombwell 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.
Wombwell’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Darfield.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wombwell | — | £180K | 198 | +58% |
| Hemingfield | 0.9 | £220K | 20 | +65% |
| Brampton | 1.3 | £186K | 39 | +55% |
| Darfield | 1.4 | £155K | 53 | +63% |
| Jump | 1.5 | £148K | 15 | +18% |
| Hoyland | 2.3 | £163K | 130 | +61% |
| Wath upon Dearne | 2.4 | £180K | 169 | +38% |
| Worsbrough | 2.7 | £170K | 65 | +36% |
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 Wombwell
What is the average house price in Wombwell?
The median home in Wombwell sold for £180,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 749 standard sales (£178,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £273,247, semi-detached houses £180,000, terraced houses £125,000 and flats and maisonettes £88,000.
Are house prices going up in Wombwell?
The median was £185,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£180,000), and £178,500 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 Wombwell each year?
198 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 270 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Wombwell?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Netherfield Gardens (S73, £273,995), Lundhill Drive (S73, £252,500) and Dove Road (S73, £239,250).
How much does a new build cost in Wombwell?
New homes sold for a median £234,995 over three years, against £165,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 17% of sales.
Is Wombwell expensive for South Yorkshire?
Wombwell is the 31st 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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