Sold price history

Birch Street, Bacup house prices

Name: Birch Street, Bacup sold house prices
Creator: HM Land Registry
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Across Birch Street, Bacup, the middle of the market sits at £39,625, drawn from every recorded sale since 1995. Over the past decade prices are +154% in cash — but +80% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price: £39,625
10 years · cash: +154%
10 years · real: +80%

HM Land Registry · 24 sales · 24 with floor area · Updated 23 Jan 2026

Median price

£39,625

Price per m²

£639

Sales recorded

Price range

£11,000 – £165,000

Birch Street, Bacup prices since 1995

Birch Street, Bacup — median sold price since 1995

Cash price Today’s money (real)

Birch Street, Bacup homes moved +154% in cash across ten years — +80% in today's money.

Recent sales in Birch Street, Bacup

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

Date	Address	Type	Price	£/m²
23 Jan 2026	21 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£165,000	£1,964
10 Oct 2025	19 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£125,000	£1,736
21 Jun 2021	3 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£50,000	£641
16 Nov 2015	9 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£65,000	£793
30 May 2013	7 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£36,250	£511
9 Sep 2010	1 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£44,500	£809
21 Jul 2010	1 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£44,500	£809
20 May 2009	1 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£43,000	£782
14 Mar 2007	9 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£78,000	£951
13 Feb 2006	15 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£47,500	£709
10 Jan 2006	13 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£48,000	£716
9 Nov 2005	15 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£46,250	£690
29 Apr 2005	1 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£35,000	£636
30 Jun 2004	13 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£49,950	£746
2 Feb 2004	13 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£33,000	£493
3 Jul 2002	15 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£17,500	£261
28 Jun 2002	21 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£20,500	£244
30 Mar 2001	5 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£20,500	£270
31 Jul 1998	9 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£11,000	£134
31 Jul 1998	11 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£11,000	£151
11 May 1998	17 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£12,000	£182
14 Nov 1997	13 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£19,000	£284
20 Dec 1996	15 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£15,000	£224
27 Jan 1995	3 Birch Street · OL13 8BQ	Terraced Leasehold	£11,950	£153

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Birch Street, Bacup

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

Address	First sold	Last sold	Times	Cash return	Real return
15, Birch Street	£15,000 20 Dec 1996	£47,500 13 Feb 2006	4	+13% per year	+11% inflation-adjusted
13, Birch Street	£19,000 14 Nov 1997	£48,000 10 Jan 2006	4	+12% per year	+10% inflation-adjusted
9, Birch Street	£11,000 31 Jul 1998	£65,000 16 Nov 2015	3	+11% per year	+8% inflation-adjusted
21, Birch Street	£20,500 28 Jun 2002	£165,000 23 Jan 2026	2	+9% per year	+6% inflation-adjusted
3, Birch Street	£11,950 27 Jan 1995	£50,000 21 Jun 2021	2	+6% per year	+3% inflation-adjusted
1, Birch Street	£35,000 29 Apr 2005	£44,500 9 Sep 2010	4	+5% per year	+2% inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Birch Street, Bacup compares

Rank in the town

271st of 296 streets in Bacup

Rank in the postcode district

269th of 294 streets in OL13

Against the town median

50% below the Bacup median of £79,700

Against England & Wales

75% below the national median of £157,000

Birch Street, Bacup house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Birch Street, Bacup?

The median sold price in Birch Street, Bacup is £39,625, based on 24 recorded sales from HM Land Registry.

What is the price range of homes sold in Birch Street, Bacup?

Recorded sales in Birch Street, Bacup range from £11,000 to £165,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Birch Street, Bacup risen?

Over the past decade prices in Birch Street, Bacup are +154% in cash terms but +80% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Birch Street, Bacup?

In Birch Street, Bacup the median price is £639 per square metre, from 24 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Birch Street, Bacup was 23 January 2026.

Nearby streets in OL13

Ashworth Street£39,475 median Green End Close£39,475 median St John Street£40,000 median Richard Street£40,000 median Wesley Terrace£39,000 median Inkerman Street£38,750 median Cowgill Street£40,500 median Hope Street£40,500 median

Popular places

yearly change, HM Land Registry

London▼ 8%£285,000median · past year down Manchester▲ 0%£118,000median · past year up Birmingham▲ 2%£120,000median · past year up Leeds▼ 2%£126,500median · past year down Bristol▲ 1%£179,995median · past year up Liverpool▲ 0%£105,000median · past year up Sheffield▼ 3%£118,000median · past year down Nottingham▼ 2%£123,500median · past year down

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