Alnwick house prices are built from 9,725 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 18 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £160,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +38.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -0.5%.
Median price paid
£160,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+38.9%
Change in real terms
-0.5%
Median per m²
£1,750
HM Land Registry9,725 sales1,091 with floor areaLatest sale 18 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Alnwick prices moved
The chart tracks the median Alnwick 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.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £60,000 | £133,228 |
| 2000s | 10 | £160,000 | £291,473 |
| 2010s | 10 | £180,000 | £253,800 |
| 2020s | 7 | £255,000 | £260,543 |
The highest yearly median on record for Alnwick is £285,000 in 2024; the lowest is £52,500 in 1996. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £53,000 to £250,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £117,685, so the real change over the whole record is +112.4% — about +2.46% 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: +38.9% in cash against -0.5% 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.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Arkle Court | 18 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2 Springfield Meadow | 17 Jun 2026 | Detached | £620,000 | £620,000 |
| 1 Bowmere | 16 Jun 2026 | Detached | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 47 Swansfield Park Road | 8 Jun 2026 | Detached | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 31 St James Estate | 8 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| Station House | 5 Jun 2026 | Detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 114 Chapel Lands | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £222,000 | £222,000 |
| 9 Percy Terrace | 1 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 37 Colliers Close | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £181,000 | £181,000 |
| BROOMDALE Lisburn Terrace | 28 May 2026 | Detached | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 22 Lisburn Street | 28 May 2026 | Terraced | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 44 Arkle Court | 28 May 2026 | Terraced | £191,250 | £191,250 |
| 14 Tower Side | 23 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| THE OLD POST OFICE, 24 the Village | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 8 Broomhouse Steading | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 8 Sea View Terrace | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £158,000 | £158,000 |
| 33 Allerburn Lea | 19 May 2026 | Detached | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 28 Stott Street | 19 May 2026 | Terraced | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| WILLOW HOUSE South Meadow | 18 May 2026 | Detached | £705,000 | £705,000 |
| 4 Smithy Court | 14 May 2026 | Detached | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2 Dispensary Street | 11 May 2026 | Terraced | £162,500 | £162,500 |
| CHERRYWOOD Prudhoe Street | 8 May 2026 | Detached | £565,000 | £565,000 |
| 5 | 5 May 2026 | Terraced | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 5 Butchers Close | 1 May 2026 | Detached | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 41 Alwynside | 1 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £145,000 | £145,000 |
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 Alnwick values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Arkle Court | £41,000 (2002) | £130,000 (2026) | +4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2 Springfield Meadow | £220,000 (2000) | £620,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| 1 Bowmere | £180,000 (2011) | £295,000 (2026) | +3.3% | +0.4% |
| 31 St James Estate | £102,950 (2017) | £195,000 (2026) | +7.4% | +3.7% |
| 114 Chapel Lands | £60,000 (1996) | £222,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.8% |
| 9 Percy Terrace | £94,950 (2001) | £365,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +2.7% |
| BROOMDALE Lisburn Terrace | £184,750 (2008) | £365,000 (2026) | +3.9% | +0.9% |
| 22 Lisburn Street | £59,900 (2000) | £200,000 (2026) | +4.7% | +2.0% |
| 14 Tower Side | £97,500 (2004) | £190,000 (2026) | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| 8 Sea View Terrace | £33,750 (2004) | £158,000 (2026) | +7.3% | +4.3% |
| THE OLD POST OFICE, 24 the Village | £375,000 (2013) | £470,000 (2026) | +1.8% | -1.2% |
| 28 Stott Street | £175,000 (2017) | £315,000 (2026) | +6.7% | +3.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Alnwick is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 3,487 | 35.9% | £245,000 | £6,500 – £3,200,000 |
| Terraced | 2,920 | 30.0% | £130,000 | £5,000 – £805,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2,378 | 24.5% | £145,000 | £4,000 – £915,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 940 | 9.7% | £110,000 | £11,000 – £700,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Alnwick
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 2,349 certificates cover Alnwick, and their median floor area is 91 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +19.7%. 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.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 91 m² | about 980 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 69 m² | about 743 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 130 m² | about 1,399 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 16.3% | 382 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 17.2% | 404 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Alnwick
1,260 of the sales on record are leasehold and 8,465 freehold — 13.0% 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 £115,000 and the median freehold sale £170,000 — a gap of +47.8%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 1,260 | 13.0% | £115,000 |
| Freehold | 8,465 | 87.0% | £170,000 |
| New build | 1,701 | 17.5% | £175,950 |
| Existing home | 8,024 | 82.5% | £159,275 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +10.5%. 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 653 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 Alnwick compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Alnwick sits above that national figure — +1.6%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,750 per square metre, across 1,091 of the 9,725 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 £4,000 to £3,200,000. 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
Streets in Alnwick
- Allerburn Lea476 sales
- Tyelaw Meadows187 sales
- Fairfields182 sales
- Farriers Rise151 sales
- Bondgate Without150 sales
- Chapel Lands148 sales
- Willoughby Park114 sales
- Arkle Court100 sales
- Belle Vue Gardens98 sales
- Northumberland Street98 sales
- Park View96 sales
- Oaky Balks90 sales
- Garden Terrace87 sales
- Percy Road80 sales
- The Village80 sales
- Clayport Street74 sales
- Lisburn Street72 sales
- Swansfield Park Road71 sales
- Windsor Gardens70 sales
- Greensfield Avenue69 sales
- Royal Oak Gardens69 sales
- Cornhill Estate68 sales
- Dispensary Street66 sales
- East Field66 sales
- East Moor65 sales
- Lesbury Road64 sales
- Elworthy Road62 sales
- Lower Barresdale62 sales
- South View62 sales
- North End61 sales
- St Georges Crescent61 sales
- Woodsteads60 sales
- Bridge Street59 sales
- Somerset Avenue58 sales
- Blakelaw Court56 sales
- Carpenters Crescent56 sales
- Lee Avenue56 sales
- Mercers Way53 sales
- Blakelaw Road52 sales
- Aydon View51 sales
- Duke Street51 sales
- St James Estate51 sales
- Alnmouth Road50 sales
- Creighton Place50 sales
- Argyle Street49 sales
- Crawley Dene49 sales
- Front Street48 sales
- Victoria Terrace48 sales
- Green Batt47 sales
- Clayport Gardens46 sales
- Harper Crescent46 sales
- Hawthorn Terrace44 sales
- Upper Howick Street44 sales
- West Acres44 sales
- Hillside43 sales
- Meadow Riggs43 sales
- Stott Street43 sales
- Chatton Mill Hill42 sales
- Hillcrest Park42 sales
- Hotspur Court42 sales
Postcode districts covering Alnwick
- NE66£160,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Alnwick?
The median price paid in Alnwick across every sale on the register is £160,000. 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 Alnwick?
9,725 sales are on record for Alnwick, the most recent completing on 18 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Alnwick house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +38.9% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -0.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Alnwick house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £285,000, set in 2024. 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 Alnwick?
£1,750 per square metre, from the 1,091 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 18 Jun 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, “Alnwick 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.