Photo: Tim Green · CC BY 2.0The median home in Steeton sells for £235,000
That is the middle of 247 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 5.4 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.
38% of Steeton’s sales are terraced houses
247 homes sold in three years: 56 detached houses, 80 semi-detached houses, 93 terraced houses and 18 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3 times what a flat does.
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £315K–£438K
- Last 12 months
- £364K20 sold
median sale · 80 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£281K
- Last 12 months
- £255K23 sold
median sale · 93 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £145K–£205K
- Last 12 months
- £165K24 sold
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £110K–£135K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% 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 Steeton’s homes sold for between £170K and £290K
One sale in ten was under £125K and one in ten over £410K. 61% sold for under £250K.
The median, £235,000, sits in the £200–250K band
247 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £44,900 in 1995 to £242,500 in the last 12 months (£199,950 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
70 sales in the last 12 months, against 197 in 2017, the busiest year, and 45 in 2008. Sales fell by 57% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 35% more sales than 2020.
Steeton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Steeton, 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 | £81K | £80K | £220K | £240K | £257K | £318K | £364K |
| Semi-detached houses | £54K | £70K | £132K | £157K | £170K | £182K | £255K |
| Terraced houses | £40K | £45K | £118K | £119K | £135K | £150K | £165K |
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 52% in 2017
516 new homes have been sold in Steeton since 1995; the share peaked at 52% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
9% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.7% sold leasehold in Steeton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hawthorne Road is Steeton’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
18 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Hawthorne Road | BD20 | 12 | £243,250 | Mixed |
| 2 | Thornhill Road | BD20 | 10 | £259,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Main Road | BD20 | 10 | £134,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Bobbin Mill Court | BD20 | 9 | £167,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Copse Place | BD20 | 8 | £280,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Elmsley Street | BD20 | 8 | £182,475 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | David Emmott Walk | BD20 | 7 | £245,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Sycamore Grove | BD20 | 6 | £332,375 | Mixed |
| 9 | Ellison Grove | BD20 | 6 | £276,250 | Mixed |
| 10 | East Parade | BD20 | 6 | £195,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | High Street | BD20 | 6 | £192,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Willow Avenue | BD20 | 6 | £135,500 | Mostly flats |
| 13 | Holly Fold | BD20 | 5 | £360,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Gamel View | BD20 | 5 | £250,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Elm View | BD20 | 5 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Holly Fold: £360,000
Mulberry Lane: £112,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.2 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.
Steeton is the 37th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Steeton 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.
Steeton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley and Oakworth.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeton | — | £235K | 70 | +34% |
| Sutton-in-Craven | 1.3 | £210K | 45 | +38% |
| Cross Hills | 1.4 | £240K | 84 | +25% |
| Silsden | 1.4 | £235K | 122 | +38% |
| Low Bradley | 2.9 | £307K | 22 | +39% |
| Keighley | 2.9 | £151K | 427 | +29% |
| Cowling | 3.4 | £195K | 40 | +26% |
| Oakworth | 3.5 | £190K | 46 | +18% |
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 Steeton
What is the average house price in Steeton?
The median home in Steeton sold for £235,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 247 standard sales (£242,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £367,250, semi-detached houses £249,850, terraced houses £180,000 and flats and maisonettes £123,750.
Are house prices going up in Steeton?
The median was £243,750 in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (£219,500), and £242,500 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 Steeton each year?
70 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 121 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Steeton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Holly Fold (BD20, £360,000), Sycamore Grove (BD20, £332,375) and Copse Place (BD20, £280,000).
Is Steeton expensive for West Yorkshire?
Steeton is the 36th 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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