The median home in Gildersome sells for £245,000
That is the middle of 263 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.
Two thirds of Gildersome’s sales are semi-detached houses
263 homes sold in three years: 34 detached houses, 166 semi-detached houses, 53 terraced houses and 10 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 34 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£452K
- Last 12 months
- £400K6 sold
median sale · 166 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £202K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £243K43 sold
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £175K–£275K
- Last 12 months
- £213K24 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £110K–£129K
- Last 12 months
- £123K5 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 63% 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 Gildersome’s homes sold for between £200K and £300K
One sale in ten was under £162K and one in ten over £380K. 52% sold for under £250K.
The median, £245,000, sits in the £200–250K band
263 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 £48,000 in 1995 to £235,500 in the last 12 months (£172,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
78 sales in the last 12 months, against 181 in 2000, the busiest year, and 56 in 2008. Sales fell by 50% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 30% more sales than 2020.
Gildersome costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Gildersome, 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 | £82K | £129K | £220K | £237K | £242K | £278K | £400K |
| Semi-detached houses | £47K | £65K | £148K | £125K | £165K | £191K | £243K |
| Terraced houses | £39K | £50K | £124K | £110K | £123K | £139K | £213K |
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
339 new homes have been sold in Gildersome since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2000.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Gildersome. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
East View is Gildersome’s busiest street, with 11 sales in three years
21 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | East View | LS27 | 11 | £250,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Scott Green Crescent | LS27 | 11 | £219,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Springbank Road | LS27 | 11 | £199,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Gelderd Road | LS27 | 11 | £128,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Street Lane | LS27 | 10 | £180,500 | Mixed |
| 6 | Flossmore Way | LS27 | 9 | £299,995 | Mixed |
| 7 | Highfield Close | LS27 | 9 | £278,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Phoenix Way | LS27 | 8 | £270,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Spring Avenue | LS27 | 8 | £242,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Parkway | LS27 | 8 | £240,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Greenfield Avenue | LS27 | 8 | £171,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Scott Green | LS27 | 7 | £257,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Harthill | LS27 | 7 | £220,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Field Park Grange | LS27 | 6 | £310,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Ashwood Drive | LS27 | 6 | £300,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Field Park Grange: £310,000
Gelderd Road: £128,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.4 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.
Gildersome is the 30th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Gildersome is in the middle of West Yorkshire’s 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.
Gildersome’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Morley, Batley and Heckmondwike.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gildersome | — | £245K | 78 | +41% |
| Drighlington | 1.3 | £270K | 81 | +60% |
| Morley | 1.5 | £215K | 431 | +56% |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 2.8 | £230K | 174 | +49% |
| Batley | 2.9 | £184K | 369 | +50% |
| Pudsey | 3.2 | £228K | 451 | +47% |
| East Ardsley | 3.7 | £243K | 165 | +56% |
| Heckmondwike | 3.7 | £170K | 92 | +45% |
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 Gildersome
What is the average house price in Gildersome?
The median home in Gildersome sold for £245,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 263 standard sales (£235,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £395,000, semi-detached houses £244,997, terraced houses £215,000 and flats and maisonettes £113,500.
Are house prices going up in Gildersome?
The median was £258,750 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£240,000), and £235,500 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 Gildersome each year?
78 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 Gildersome?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Field Park Grange (LS27, £310,000), Ashwood Gardens (LS27, £305,000) and Ashwood Drive (LS27, £300,000).
Is Gildersome expensive for West Yorkshire?
Gildersome is the 30th 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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