Sold Price History


WS5 4 house prices

WS5 4 house prices are built from 4,487 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 21 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £113,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +80.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +28.9%.

Median price paid

£113,000

Change in cash, 2016–2026

+80.0%

Change in real terms

+28.9%

Median per m²

£1,559

HM Land Registry4,487 sales907 with floor areaLatest sale 21 May 2026

Section 01

How WS5 4 prices moved

The chart tracks the median WS5 4 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.

WS5 4 house prices by year, median price paid 1995 to 2026
Solid line: the median price actually paid. Dashed line: the same medians restated in 2026 money using ONS CPIH.
DecadeYears with salesMedian paidIn today's money
1990s5£46,950£104,251
2000s10£120,000£218,605
2010s10£124,975£176,215
2020s7£215,000£219,674
Median of the yearly medians in each decade.

The highest yearly median on record for WS5 4 is £243,000 in 2026; the lowest is £46,000 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £46,000 to £243,000.

In 2026 money that first median is worth £102,142, so the real change over the whole record is +137.9% — about +2.84% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.

Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +80.0% in cash against +28.9% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.

Section 02

The most recent sales

Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.

AddressSoldTypePrice paidIn today's money
4 Harness Close21 May 2026Semi-detached£245,000£245,000
24 the Grove14 May 2026Semi-detached£141,000£141,000
23 Delves Crescent1 May 2026Semi-detached£260,000£260,000
70 Woodruff Way1 Apr 2026Detached£380,000£380,000
5 Elmbank Road31 Mar 2026Semi-detached£167,000£167,000
149 Walstead Road13 Mar 2026Semi-detached£310,000£310,000
43 Bell Lane13 Mar 2026Semi-detached£256,000£256,000
62 Cherry Tree Avenue13 Mar 2026Semi-detached£255,000£255,000
9 Cypress Road13 Mar 2026Semi-detached£252,000£252,000
94 Ladbury Road13 Mar 2026Terraced£241,000£241,000
1 Camomile Close5 Mar 2026Flat or maisonette£105,000£105,000
8 Dewberry Drive27 Feb 2026Detached£380,000£380,000
15 Harness Close27 Feb 2026Semi-detached£230,000£230,000
42 Brockhurst Crescent13 Feb 2026Terraced£194,000£194,000
66 Talke Road11 Feb 2026Semi-detached£165,000£165,000
58 Segundo Road6 Feb 2026Detached£243,000£243,000
45 Mistletoe Drive23 Jan 2026Terraced£185,000£185,000
20 Thorncroft Way23 Jan 2026Flat or maisonette£110,000£110,000
113 Woodruff Way16 Jan 2026Detached£97,000£97,000
24 Dewberry Drive7 Jan 2026Detached£415,000£415,000
10 Almond Avenue5 Jan 2026Semi-detached£268,000£268,000
89 Greenside Way19 Dec 2025Semi-detached£270,000£275,870
150 Ladbury Road19 Dec 2025Semi-detached£234,500£239,598
213 Woodruff Way19 Dec 2025Terraced£202,000£206,391
108 Birchfield Way19 Dec 2025Semi-detached£184,000£188,000
The 25 most recent sales on the record.

Section 03

Homes that sold twice

These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to WS5 4 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.

AddressFirst recorded saleMost recent saleCash a yearReal a year
24 the Grove£130,000 (2024)£141,000 (2026)+4.1%+1.5%
23 Delves Crescent£115,000 (2006)£260,000 (2026)+4.2%+1.2%
70 Woodruff Way£212,000 (2010)£380,000 (2026)+3.7%+0.7%
5 Elmbank Road£94,950 (2005)£167,000 (2026)+2.7%-0.2%
62 Cherry Tree Avenue£64,000 (1999)£255,000 (2026)+5.3%+2.5%
149 Walstead Road£65,000 (1998)£310,000 (2026)+5.7%+3.0%
43 Bell Lane£148,500 (2006)£256,000 (2026)+2.8%-0.2%
9 Cypress Road£187,500 (2022)£252,000 (2026)+7.7%+3.8%
1 Camomile Close£29,000 (1996)£105,000 (2026)+4.4%+1.7%
8 Dewberry Drive£189,950 (2007)£380,000 (2026)+3.7%+0.7%
15 Harness Close£53,000 (1997)£230,000 (2026)+5.2%+2.5%
42 Brockhurst Crescent£37,500 (2000)£194,000 (2026)+6.5%+3.7%
Annualised change between the first and last recorded sale of the same address.

Section 04

What sells here

The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. WS5 4 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.

Property typeSalesShareMedian paidRange
Semi-detached2,17848.5%£110,000£10,000 – £445,000
Terraced1,23827.6%£97,500£11,000 – £340,500
Detached91620.4%£174,995£32,000 – £442,000
Flat or maisonette1553.5%£70,000£14,800 – £130,000
Property types as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Section 05

How big homes are in WS5 4

Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 1,277 certificates cover WS5 4, and their median floor area is 74 m².

The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are smaller than average — -2.6%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.

MeasureFloor areaSample
Median floor area74 m²about 797 sq ft
Smaller quarter, up to59 m²about 635 sq ft
Larger quarter, from85 m²about 915 sq ft
Under 60 m²25.1%320 homes
150 m² and over1.4%18 homes
EPC certificates inspected between 27 Nov 2020 and 2 Jul 2026.

Section 06

Ownership and new build in WS5 4

371 of the sales on record are leasehold and 4,116 freehold — 8.3% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.

The median leasehold sale is £85,000 and the median freehold sale £115,000 — a gap of +35.3%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.

CategorySalesShareMedian paid
Leasehold3718.3%£85,000
Freehold4,11691.7%£115,000
New build63414.1%£124,950
Existing home3,85385.9%£112,000
Shares are of the sales used on this page.

New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +11.6%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.

A further 188 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.

Section 09

How WS5 4 compares

The median across the whole archive is £157,500. WS5 4 sits below that national figure — -28.3%.

Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,559 per square metre, across 907 of the 4,487 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.

The full range on record runs from £10,000 to £445,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.

Section 10

Nearby on the record

Other sectors in WS5

The wider district is WS5.

Quick answers

Common questions about this data

What is the average house price in WS5 4?

The median price paid in WS5 4 across every sale on the register is £113,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.

How many homes have sold in WS5 4?

4,487 sales are on record for WS5 4, the most recent completing on 21 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.

Have WS5 4 house prices actually risen?

In cash, the median rose +80.0% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +28.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.

When were WS5 4 house prices at their highest?

The highest yearly median on record is £243,000, set in 2026. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.

What is the price per square metre in WS5 4?

£1,559 per square metre, from the 907 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.

How current is this data?

The latest sale shown here completed on 21 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.

Cite this page: Sold Price History, “WS5 4 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.