Photo: steve taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Kirkburton sell for a median £252,500
That is the middle of 197 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 5.3 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 Kirkburton’s sales are detached houses
197 homes sold in three years: 68 detached houses, 53 semi-detached houses, 63 terraced houses and 13 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 5.1 times what a flat does.
median sale · 68 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £333K–£531K
- Last 12 months
- £410K24 sold
median sale · 53 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £215K–£290K
- Last 12 months
- £262K25 sold
median sale · 63 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £146K–£225K
- Last 12 months
- £174K22 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £70K–£100K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 35% 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 Kirkburton’s homes sold for between £170K and £359K
One sale in ten was under £115K and one in ten over £520K. 49% sold for under £250K.
The median, £252,500, sits in the £250–300K band
197 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £50,000 in 1995 to £264,000 in the last 12 months (£249,950 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
72 sales in the last 12 months, against 174 in 2006, the busiest year, and 37 in 2010. Sales fell by 62% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 13%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 98% more sales than 2020.
Kirkburton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Kirkburton, 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 | £82K | £130K | £269K | £275K | £267K | £355K | £410K |
| Semi-detached houses | £50K | £66K | £164K | £145K | £147K | £168K | £262K |
| Terraced houses | £43K | £41K | £135K | £126K | £149K | £142K | £174K |
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
223 new homes have been sold in Kirkburton since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2006.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
11% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4.3% sold leasehold in Kirkburton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Penistone Road is Kirkburton’s busiest street, with 19 sales in three years
15 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 | Penistone Road | HD8 | 19 | £150,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | North Road | HD8 | 14 | £152,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | The Park | HD8 | 12 | £79,000 | Mostly flats |
| 4 | Hallas Road | HD8 | 11 | £221,240 | Mixed |
| 5 | Riley Lane | HD8 | 7 | £480,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Grenoside View | HD8 | 6 | £446,250 | Mixed |
| 7 | Foxglove Drive | HD8 | 6 | £386,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Hall Lane | HD8 | 6 | £182,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Dene Park | HD8 | 5 | £385,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Birkhead Close | HD8 | 5 | £318,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Slant Gate | HD8 | 5 | £301,000 | Mixed |
| 12 | Burton Acres Lane | HD8 | 5 | £255,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Burton Acres Mews | HD8 | 5 | £254,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Shelley Lane | HD8 | 5 | £225,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Turnshaw Road | HD8 | 5 | £220,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Riley Lane: £480,000
The Park: £79,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 6.1 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.
Kirkburton is the 25th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Kirkburton 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.
Kirkburton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkburton | — | £253K | 72 | +60% |
| Shelley | 1.2 | £300K | 28 | +50% |
| Lepton | 1.4 | £234K | 56 | +28% |
| Shepley | 2.1 | £275K | 31 | +38% |
| Grange Moor | 2.4 | £235K | 13 | +31% |
| Skelmanthorpe | 2.8 | £260K | 79 | +63% |
| Emley | 3 | £310K | 14 | +61% |
| Flockton | 3.1 | £274K | 27 | +93% |
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 Kirkburton
What is the average house price in Kirkburton?
The median home in Kirkburton sold for £252,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 197 standard sales (£264,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £405,000, semi-detached houses £245,000, terraced houses £173,050 and flats and maisonettes £80,000.
Are house prices going up in Kirkburton?
The median was £265,000 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£235,000), and £264,000 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 Kirkburton each year?
72 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 68 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Kirkburton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Riley Lane (HD8, £480,000), Grenoside View (HD8, £446,250) and Foxglove Drive (HD8, £386,250).
Is Kirkburton expensive for West Yorkshire?
Kirkburton is the 25th 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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