Merchant Way, Cottingham house prices are built from 92 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2007 and the most recent on 18 Dec 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £185,000. Across the 14 years from 2011 to 2025 the median moved +50.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +0.0%.
Median price paid
£185,000
Change in cash, 2011–2025
+50.1%
Change in real terms
+0.0%
Median per m²
£1,795
HM Land Registry92 sales34 with floor areaLatest sale 18 Dec 2025
Section 01
How Merchant Way, Cottingham prices moved
The chart tracks the median Merchant Way, Cottingham house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2007 to 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | £175,950 | £320,529 |
| 2010s | 2 | £149,950 | £211,430 |
| 2020s | 2 | £201,000 | £205,370 |
The highest yearly median on record for Merchant Way, Cottingham is £225,000 in 2025; the lowest is £149,950 in 2011. Across the full 19-year record the cash median has moved from £199,975 to £225,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £347,675, so the real change over the whole record is -33.9% — about -2.27% 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: +50.1% in cash against +0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 18 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £185,000 | £189,022 |
| 11 | 14 Nov 2025 | Semi-detached | £230,000 | £235,000 |
| 27 | 22 Aug 2025 | Terraced | £200,000 | £204,348 |
| 12 | 11 Jul 2025 | Semi-detached | £225,000 | £229,891 |
| 50 | 12 May 2025 | Semi-detached | £235,000 | £240,109 |
| 20 | 8 May 2025 | Semi-detached | £255,000 | £260,543 |
| 6 | 28 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £190,000 | £194,130 |
| 28 | 10 Oct 2024 | Semi-detached | £190,000 | £199,925 |
| 1 | 2 Aug 2024 | Semi-detached | £185,000 | £194,664 |
| 14 | 14 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £206,500 | £217,287 |
| 8 | 13 Oct 2023 | Semi-detached | £212,500 | £229,598 |
| 34 | 29 Jun 2023 | Semi-detached | £178,000 | £192,322 |
| 48 | 27 Jan 2023 | Semi-detached | £210,000 | £226,897 |
| 10 | 9 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £210,000 | £243,303 |
| 4 | 9 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £176,000 | £203,911 |
| 16 | 5 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £205,000 | £237,510 |
| 14 | 20 Aug 2021 | Semi-detached | £202,000 | £255,215 |
| 32 | 26 Jul 2021 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £252,688 |
| 30 | 28 Jun 2021 | Semi-detached | £190,000 | £240,054 |
| 36 | 27 Apr 2021 | Semi-detached | £216,000 | £272,903 |
| 22 | 2 Mar 2021 | Semi-detached | £217,000 | £274,167 |
| 44 | 26 Feb 2021 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £252,688 |
| 52 | 25 Nov 2020 | Semi-detached | £223,000 | £288,733 |
| 12 | 14 Aug 2020 | Semi-detached | £180,000 | £233,058 |
| 15 | 27 Sep 2019 | Semi-detached | £152,000 | £198,813 |
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 Merchant Way, Cottingham values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Merchant Way | £169,950 (2008) | £185,000 (2025) | +0.5% | -2.4% |
| 11 Merchant Way | £217,500 (2007) | £230,000 (2025) | +0.3% | -2.6% |
| 27 Merchant Way | £160,000 (2011) | £200,000 (2025) | +1.6% | -1.3% |
| 12 Merchant Way | £199,950 (2007) | £225,000 (2025) | +0.7% | -2.3% |
| 50 Merchant Way | £193,950 (2010) | £235,000 (2025) | +1.3% | -1.7% |
| 20 Merchant Way | £175,000 (2010) | £255,000 (2025) | +2.5% | -0.5% |
| 6 Merchant Way | £169,950 (2008) | £190,000 (2025) | +0.7% | -2.2% |
| 28 Merchant Way | £154,500 (2009) | £190,000 (2024) | +1.4% | -1.6% |
| 1 Merchant Way | £142,500 (2011) | £185,000 (2024) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 14 Merchant Way | £201,950 (2007) | £206,500 (2024) | +0.1% | -2.8% |
| 8 Merchant Way | £160,000 (2008) | £212,500 (2023) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| 34 Merchant Way | £201,950 (2008) | £178,000 (2023) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Merchant Way, Cottingham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 86 | 93.5% | £185,000 | £69,000 – £255,000 |
| Terraced | 6 | 6.5% | £160,000 | £146,000 – £200,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Merchant Way, Cottingham
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 92 freehold — 0.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 92 | 100.0% | £185,000 |
| New build | 41 | 44.6% | £174,950 |
| Existing home | 51 | 55.4% | £190,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -7.9%. 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 8 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 Merchant Way, Cottingham compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Merchant Way, Cottingham sits above that national figure — +17.5%.
Within Cottingham the street ranks 89 of 263 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £150,000 (+23.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,795 per square metre, across 34 of the 92 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 £69,000 to £255,000. 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 nearby
- New Village Road£137,000 median
- Northgate£135,500 median
- Finkle Street£99,950 median
- Newgate Street£154,500 median
- Millhouse Woods Lane£110,500 median
- Hallgate£150,000 median
- South Street£124,975 median
- Eppleworth Road£168,975 median
- Mill Rise£126,000 median
- Hull Road£250,000 median
- St Margarets Avenue£166,500 median
- Thwaite Street£180,000 median
- Jack Harrison Avenue£262,000 median
- Applegarth Mews£92,250 median
- Main Street£194,500 median
- Southwood Road£154,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 12 Merchant Way4 sales
- 4 Merchant Way3 sales
- 11 Merchant Way3 sales
- 27 Merchant Way3 sales
- 20 Merchant Way3 sales
- 6 Merchant Way3 sales
- 1 Merchant Way3 sales
- 14 Merchant Way3 sales
- 32 Merchant Way3 sales
- 22 Merchant Way3 sales
- 44 Merchant Way3 sales
- 9 Merchant Way3 sales
- 50 Merchant Way2 sales
- 28 Merchant Way2 sales
- 8 Merchant Way2 sales
- 34 Merchant Way2 sales
- 48 Merchant Way2 sales
- 10 Merchant Way2 sales
- 16 Merchant Way2 sales
- 30 Merchant Way2 sales
- 36 Merchant Way2 sales
- 52 Merchant Way2 sales
- 15 Merchant Way2 sales
- 46 Merchant Way2 sales
Back to Cottingham house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Merchant Way, Cottingham?
The median price paid in Merchant Way, Cottingham across every sale on the register is £185,000. 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 Merchant Way, Cottingham?
92 sales are on record for Merchant Way, Cottingham, the most recent completing on 18 Dec 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Merchant Way, Cottingham house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +50.1% between 2011 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +0.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Merchant Way, Cottingham house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £225,000, set in 2025. 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 Merchant Way, Cottingham?
£1,795 per square metre, from the 34 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 Dec 2025. 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, “Merchant Way, Cottingham 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.