Homes in Thornton sell for a median £178,000
That is the middle of 240 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 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.
43% of Thornton’s sales are terraced houses
240 homes sold in three years: 37 detached houses, 96 semi-detached houses, 102 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 37 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £266K–£323K
- Last 12 months
- £280K11 sold
median sale · 96 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £170K–£230K
- Last 12 months
- £218K33 sold
median sale · 102 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£175K
- Last 12 months
- £173K34 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £91K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A terraced town: 43% 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 Thornton’s homes sold for between £130K and £230K
One sale in ten was under £94K and one in ten over £280K. 81% sold for under £250K.
The median, £178,000, sits in the £150–200K band
240 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,000 in 1995 to £194,000 in the last 12 months (£128,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
78 sales in the last 12 months, against 193 in 2007, the busiest year, and 59 in 2011. Sales fell by 66% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 7%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 40% more sales than 2020.
Thornton costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Thornton, 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 | £105K | £99K | £156K | £221K | £190K | £238K | £280K |
| Semi-detached houses | £55K | £60K | £122K | £145K | £120K | £159K | £218K |
| Terraced houses | £35K | £38K | £75K | £105K | £78K | £109K | £173K |
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
289 new homes have been sold in Thornton since 1995; the share peaked at 31% in 2001.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 3% sold leasehold in Thornton. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Thornton Road is Thornton’s busiest street, with 27 sales in three years
17 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 | Thornton Road | BD13 | 27 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Sapgate Lane | BD13 | 17 | £165,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Hillcrest Road | BD13 | 11 | £180,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Harcourt Avenue | BD13 | 9 | £198,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Woodsley Fold | BD13 | 8 | £217,500 | Mixed |
| 6 | Hill Top Road | BD13 | 8 | £129,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | North Cliffe Drive | BD13 | 7 | £174,995 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Market Street | BD13 | 6 | £135,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | High Street | BD13 | 6 | £95,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Bronte Court | BD13 | 5 | £250,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Hughendon Drive | BD13 | 5 | £247,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Back Lane | BD13 | 5 | £230,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Windsor Grove | BD13 | 5 | £199,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Bronte Old Road | BD13 | 5 | £187,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Albert Street | BD13 | 5 | £120,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Bronte Court: £250,000
Henry Street: £90,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.8 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.
Thornton is the 75th most expensive of 91 towns in West Yorkshire
Thornton 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.
Thornton’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bradford.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton | — | £178K | 78 | +46% |
| Queensbury | 1.8 | £195K | 142 | +40% |
| Wilsden | 2.1 | £236K | 62 | +41% |
| Denholme | 2.1 | £175K | 55 | +25% |
| Cullingworth | 3 | £280K | 56 | +38% |
| Shelf and Northowram | 3.3 | £234K | 130 | +46% |
| Bradford | 3.6 | £155K | 2,466 | +50% |
| Harden | 3.6 | £268K | 25 | +21% |
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 Thornton
What is the average house price in Thornton?
The median home in Thornton sold for £178,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 240 standard sales (£194,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £280,000, semi-detached houses £192,500, terraced houses £136,250 and flats and maisonettes £90,500.
Are house prices going up in Thornton?
The median was £195,000 in 2025, up 25% on 2024 (£156,000), and £194,000 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 Thornton each year?
78 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 92 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Thornton?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Bronte Court (BD13, £250,000), Hughendon Drive (BD13, £247,500) and Back Lane (BD13, £230,000).
Is Thornton expensive for West Yorkshire?
Thornton is the 75th 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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