The median home in Worsbrough sells for £170,000
That is the middle of 267 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 3.6 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.
Half of Worsbrough’s sales are semi-detached houses
267 homes sold in three years: 73 detached houses, 132 semi-detached houses, 61 terraced houses and 1 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 73 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £215K–£338K
- Last 12 months
- £265K13 sold
- New build
- £348K
median sale · 132 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £131K–£200K
- Last 12 months
- £150K38 sold
- New build
- £223K
median sale · 61 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £99K–£150K
- Last 12 months
- £124K14 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 1 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 49% 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 Worsbrough’s homes sold for between £130K and £223K
One sale in ten was under £110K and one in ten over £325K. 82% sold for under £250K.
The median, £170,000, sits in the £150–200K band
267 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.6 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £44,000 in 1995 to £160,000 in the last 12 months (£118,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
65 sales in the last 12 months, against 161 in 2007, the busiest year, and 44 in 2011. Sales fell by 63% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held.
Worsbrough costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Worsbrough, 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 | £79K | £66K | £160K | £140K | £165K | £190K | £265K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £44K | £89K | £77K | £94K | £129K | £150K |
| Terraced houses | £30K | £27K | £70K | £69K | £86K | £90K | £124K |
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: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
235 new homes have been sold in Worsbrough since 1995; the share peaked at 43% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £314,995
against £155,000 for a home sold on, 103% 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.
3% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3% sold leasehold in Worsbrough. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Mount Vernon Place is Worsbrough’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Mount Vernon Place | S70 | 16 | £222,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Bishops Wood Way | S70 | 13 | £337,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Park Road | S70 | 12 | £111,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | High Street | S70 | 10 | £100,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Oakdale | S70 | 9 | £155,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Wigfield Drive | S70 | 7 | £210,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Vernon Road | S70 | 7 | £180,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Church View | S70 | 6 | £302,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Ridgewalk Way | S70 | 6 | £182,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Allendale | S70 | 6 | £135,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Carrwood Close | S70 | 5 | £172,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | James Street | S70 | 5 | £99,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Bishops Wood Way: £337,995
James Street: £99,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.4 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.
Worsbrough is the 39th most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Worsbrough 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.
Worsbrough’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsbrough | — | £170K | 65 | +36% |
| Barnsley | 1.6 | £160K | 660 | +55% |
| Birdwell | 1.8 | £220K | 40 | +106% |
| Dodworth | 2.3 | £184K | 73 | +53% |
| Jump | 2.4 | £148K | 15 | +18% |
| Hoyland | 2.7 | £163K | 130 | +61% |
| Wombwell | 2.7 | £180K | 198 | +58% |
| Hemingfield | 2.8 | £220K | 20 | +65% |
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 Worsbrough
What is the average house price in Worsbrough?
The median home in Worsbrough sold for £170,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 267 standard sales (£160,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £265,000, semi-detached houses £152,250 and terraced houses £117,000.
Are house prices going up in Worsbrough?
The median was £170,000 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£181,750), and £160,000 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 Worsbrough each year?
65 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 97 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Worsbrough?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Bishops Wood Way (S70, £337,995), Church View (S70, £302,500) and Mount Vernon Place (S70, £222,995).
How much does a new build cost in Worsbrough?
New homes sold for a median £314,995 over three years, against £155,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 12% of sales.
Is Worsbrough expensive for South Yorkshire?
Worsbrough is the 39th 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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