Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Drighlington sells for £269,995
That is the middle of 346 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 5.1 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.
44% of Drighlington’s sales are semi-detached houses
346 homes sold in three years: 120 detached houses, 151 semi-detached houses, 56 terraced houses and 19 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 120 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £325K–£420K
- Last 12 months
- £343K16 sold
- New build
- £385K
median sale · 151 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £274K40 sold
- New build
- £265K
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £160K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £195K18 sold
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £112K–£191K
- Last 12 months
- £133K7 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 44% 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 Drighlington’s homes sold for between £215K and £349K
One sale in ten was under £162K and one in ten over £420K. 37% sold for under £250K.
The median, £269,995, sits in the £250–300K band
346 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £51,000 in 1995 to £262,500 in the last 12 months (£167,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
81 sales in the last 12 months, against 167 in 2004, the busiest year, and 38 in 2010. Sales fell by 69% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 26%.
Drighlington costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Drighlington, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £78K | £77K | £215K | £211K | £254K | £325K | £343K |
| Semi-detached houses | £50K | £60K | £145K | £148K | £143K | £205K | £274K |
| Terraced houses | £36K | £40K | £134K | £113K | £110K | £142K | £195K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | £115K | — | £90K | £120K | £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.
5% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
542 new homes have been sold in Drighlington since 1995; the share peaked at 43% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £342,995
against £255,000 for a home sold on, 35% 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.
7% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.8% sold leasehold in Drighlington. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hollybeck Street is Drighlington’s busiest street, with 22 sales in three years
24 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 10 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 | Hollybeck Street | BD11 | 22 | £331,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Whitehall Road | BD11 | 18 | £273,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Rose Close | BD11 | 15 | £340,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Winterfell Road | BD11 | 15 | £299,995 | Mixed |
| 5 | Laurel Rise | BD11 | 14 | £341,495 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Dreslintone Close | BD11 | 13 | £365,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Dean Park Drive | BD11 | 13 | £255,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Old Lane | BD11 | 10 | £282,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Kingsdale Gardens | BD11 | 10 | £253,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Moorside Road | BD11 | 10 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 11 | Walton Drive | BD11 | 9 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Lavender Gardens | BD11 | 7 | £344,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Pine Place | BD11 | 7 | £319,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 14 | Wakefield Road | BD11 | 7 | £199,950 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Cavendish Court | BD11 | 7 | £145,000 | Mostly flats |
Adwalton Green: £380,000
Cavendish Court: £145,000
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.
Drighlington is the 18th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Drighlington is one of West Yorkshire’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in West Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Drighlington’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Gomersal and Birkenshaw, Batley and Morley.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drighlington | — | £270K | 81 | +60% |
| Gildersome | 1.3 | £245K | 78 | +41% |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 1.5 | £230K | 174 | +49% |
| Batley | 2.6 | £184K | 369 | +50% |
| Morley | 2.6 | £215K | 431 | +56% |
| Heckmondwike | 3 | £170K | 92 | +45% |
| Cleckheaton | 3.2 | £197K | 170 | +58% |
| Pudsey | 3.2 | £228K | 451 | +47% |
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 Drighlington
What is the average house price in Drighlington?
The median home in Drighlington sold for £269,995 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 346 standard sales (£262,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £379,997, semi-detached houses £257,500, terraced houses £188,475 and flats and maisonettes £133,500.
Are house prices going up in Drighlington?
The median was £277,475 in 2025, up 4% on 2024 (£265,997), and £262,500 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 Drighlington each year?
81 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 110 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Drighlington?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Adwalton Green (BD11, £380,000), Dreslintone Close (BD11, £365,000) and Lavender Gardens (BD11, £344,995).
How much does a new build cost in Drighlington?
New homes sold for a median £342,995 over three years, against £255,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 29% of sales.
Is Drighlington expensive for West Yorkshire?
Drighlington is the 18th most expensive of 91 towns of 2,500 or more in West 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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