The median home in Featherstone sells for £177,750
That is the middle of 454 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 4.9 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 Featherstone’s sales are terraced houses
454 homes sold in three years: 67 detached houses, 180 semi-detached houses, 198 terraced houses and 9 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£306K
- Last 12 months
- £280K19 sold
median sale · 180 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£227K
- Last 12 months
- £195K56 sold
- New build
- £230K
median sale · 198 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £123K–£172K
- Last 12 months
- £160K55 sold
- New build
- £230K
Flats and maisonettes: 9 sold, median £90K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 44% of homes sold are terraced
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 Featherstone’s homes sold for between £138K and £225K
One sale in ten was under £115K and one in ten over £273K. 86% sold for under £250K.
The median, £177,750, sits in the £150–200K band
454 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £36,500 in 1995 to £180,000 in the last 12 months (£126,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
130 sales in the last 12 months, against 286 in 2004, the busiest year, and 64 in 2010. Sales fell by 65% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 42% more sales than 2020.
Featherstone costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Featherstone, 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 | £55K | £64K | £172K | £160K | £170K | £234K | £280K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £44K | £110K | £100K | £111K | £150K | £195K |
| Terraced houses | £31K | £30K | £81K | £75K | £93K | £86K | £160K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 0% of sales in the last 12 months, after 37% in 2015
716 new homes have been sold in Featherstone since 1995; the share peaked at 37% in 2015.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £229,995
against £170,000 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.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.4% sold leasehold in Featherstone. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Scholars Grove is Featherstone’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
25 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 | Scholars Grove | WF7 | 17 | £245,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Silkstone Road | WF7 | 17 | £212,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Featherstone Lane | WF7 | 17 | £135,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Wilson Street | WF7 | 16 | £207,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 5 | Church Lane | WF7 | 14 | £136,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Colliers Road | WF7 | 13 | £265,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Pontefract Road | WF7 | 12 | £172,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Girnhill Lane | WF7 | 12 | £157,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Stoborough Crescent | WF7 | 11 | £202,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Katrina Grove | WF7 | 10 | £182,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Batten Way | WF7 | 9 | £224,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 12 | Gladstone Street | WF7 | 9 | £130,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Priory Road | WF7 | 8 | £149,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Stanley Main Avenue | WF7 | 7 | £268,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Ravensmead | WF7 | 7 | £245,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Stanley Main Avenue: £268,000
Carlton Street: £115,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.3 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.
Featherstone is the 76th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Featherstone is one of West Yorkshire’s cheapest 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.
Featherstone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | — | £178K | 130 | +42% |
| Streethouse | 1.8 | £175K | 8 | +25% |
| Pontefract | 2.3 | £205K | 318 | +32% |
| Sharlston | 2.4 | £210K | 20 | +83% |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 2.5 | £230K | 79 | +46% |
| Normanton | 2.9 | £190K | 232 | +57% |
| Castleford | 3 | £186K | 487 | +40% |
| Crofton | 3.2 | £235K | 65 | +34% |
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 Featherstone
What is the average house price in Featherstone?
The median home in Featherstone sold for £177,750 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 454 standard sales (£180,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £275,000, semi-detached houses £200,000, terraced houses £140,000 and flats and maisonettes £90,000.
Are house prices going up in Featherstone?
The median was £180,000 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£170,000), 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 Featherstone each year?
130 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 194 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Featherstone?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Stanley Main Avenue (WF7, £268,000), Colliers Road (WF7, £265,000) and Scholars Grove (WF7, £245,995).
How much does a new build cost in Featherstone?
New homes sold for a median £229,995 over three years, against £170,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 10% of sales.
Is Featherstone expensive for West Yorkshire?
Featherstone is the 76th 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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