York Street, Cowes house prices are built from 169 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 2 Mar 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £145,000. Across the 12 years from 2009 to 2021 the median moved +53.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +17.9%.
Median price paid
£145,000
Change in cash, 2009–2021
+53.4%
Change in real terms
+17.9%
Median per m²
£1,943
HM Land Registry169 sales47 with floor areaLatest sale 2 Mar 2026
Section 01
How York Street, Cowes prices moved
The chart tracks the median York Street, Cowes house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2021. 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 | 3 | £36,250 | £80,492 |
| 2000s | 9 | £154,950 | £282,273 |
| 2010s | 3 | £188,000 | £265,080 |
| 2020s | 1 | £255,000 | £260,543 |
The highest yearly median on record for York Street, Cowes is £255,000 in 2021; the lowest is £31,750 in 1995. Across the full 27-year record the cash median has moved from £31,750 to £255,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £70,500, so the real change over the whole record is +357.0% — about +6.02% 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: +53.4% in cash against +17.9% 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.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 2 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 40 | 30 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| Ground Floor Flat 18 | 29 Aug 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | £163,478 |
| 12 | 11 Jul 2025 | Terraced | £215,000 | £219,674 |
| 62 | 26 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £210,000 | £220,970 |
| 20 | 9 Feb 2024 | Terraced | £309,000 | £325,142 |
| 59 | 8 Feb 2024 | Terraced | £240,000 | £252,537 |
| 64 | 16 Jan 2024 | Terraced | £250,000 | £263,060 |
| 60 | 10 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £310,000 | £334,943 |
| 34 | 21 Jan 2022 | Terraced | £335,000 | £388,127 |
| 28 | 17 Dec 2021 | Terraced | £299,950 | £378,969 |
| 47 | 15 Dec 2021 | Terraced | £202,000 | £255,215 |
| 57 | 29 Sep 2021 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £309,543 |
| 65 | 24 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £260,000 | £328,495 |
| 66 | 20 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £250,000 | £315,860 |
| 26 | 21 May 2021 | Terraced | £225,000 | £284,274 |
| 40 | 26 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £280,000 | £353,763 |
| 63 | 26 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £270,000 | £341,129 |
| 26 | 9 Sep 2020 | Terraced | £197,000 | £255,069 |
| 52 | 18 May 2020 | Terraced | £244,000 | £315,923 |
| 48 | 28 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £166,000 | £214,931 |
| 31 | 14 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £222,500 | £288,085 |
| 60 | 27 Sep 2019 | Terraced | £256,000 | £334,842 |
| 21 | 14 Dec 2018 | Terraced | £145,000 | £193,242 |
| 60 | 30 Nov 2018 | Terraced | £220,000 | £293,195 |
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 York Street, Cowes values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 York Street | £165,000 (2009) | £290,000 (2026) | +3.4% | +0.4% |
| 40 York Street | £27,500 (1995) | £315,000 (2026) | +8.2% | +5.4% |
| GROUND FLOOR FLAT 18 York Street | £41,000 (2000) | £160,000 (2025) | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| 12 York Street | £83,000 (2003) | £215,000 (2025) | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| 62 York Street | £68,500 (2001) | £210,000 (2024) | +5.0% | +2.2% |
| 20 York Street | £165,000 (2012) | £309,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.3% |
| 59 York Street | £150,000 (2008) | £240,000 (2024) | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| 64 York Street | £23,500 (1996) | £250,000 (2024) | +8.8% | +6.0% |
| 60 York Street | £143,000 (2015) | £310,000 (2023) | +10.2% | +6.5% |
| 34 York Street | £160,000 (2008) | £335,000 (2022) | +5.4% | +2.7% |
| 28 York Street | £75,950 (2000) | £299,950 (2021) | +6.8% | +4.4% |
| 47 York Street | £47,000 (1999) | £202,000 (2021) | +6.9% | +4.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. York Street, Cowes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 140 | 82.8% | £145,000 | £21,000 – £335,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 15 | 8.9% | £85,000 | £41,000 – £192,000 |
| Semi-detached | 14 | 8.3% | £167,000 | £47,000 – £272,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in York Street, Cowes
15 of the sales on record are leasehold and 154 freehold — 8.9% 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 £147,250 — a gap of +73.2%. 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 | 15 | 8.9% | £85,000 |
| Freehold | 154 | 91.1% | £147,250 |
| New build | 4 | 2.4% | £56,000 |
| Existing home | 165 | 97.6% | £149,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -62.5%. 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 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 York Street, Cowes compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. York Street, Cowes sits below that national figure — -7.9%.
Within Cowes the street ranks 144 of 198 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £160,000 (-9.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,943 per square metre, across 47 of the 169 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 £21,000 to £335,000. 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
- Newport Road£150,000 median
- Mill Hill Road£154,000 median
- Park Road£162,500 median
- Arctic Road£127,000 median
- Pelham Road£126,975 median
- Bellevue Road£145,500 median
- The Parade£148,475 median
- Fellows Road£130,000 median
- Baring Road£340,000 median
- Victoria Road£149,500 median
- Seaview Road£165,950 median
- Queens Road£195,000 median
- Egypt Esplanade£140,000 median
- St Marys Road£135,000 median
- Nelson Drive£140,000 median
- Stephenson Road£172,750 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 40 York Street6 sales
- 57 York Street6 sales
- 53 York Street6 sales
- 31 York Street5 sales
- 54 York Street5 sales
- 44 York Street5 sales
- 52 York Street4 sales
- 64 York Street4 sales
- 60 York Street4 sales
- 34 York Street4 sales
- 65 York Street4 sales
- 66 York Street4 sales
- 51 York Street4 sales
- 56 York Street4 sales
- 36 York Street4 sales
- 68 York Street4 sales
- 76 York Street4 sales
- 15 York Street4 sales
- 61 York Street4 sales
- 1, YORK BUILDINGS York Street4 sales
- 6 York Street4 sales
- GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 18 York Street3 sales
- 62 York Street3 sales
- 20 York Street3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in York Street, Cowes?
The median price paid in York Street, Cowes across every sale on the register is £145,000. 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 York Street, Cowes?
169 sales are on record for York Street, Cowes, the most recent completing on 2 Mar 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have York Street, Cowes house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +53.4% between 2009 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +17.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were York Street, Cowes house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £255,000, set in 2021. 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 York Street, Cowes?
£1,943 per square metre, from the 47 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 2 Mar 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, “York Street, Cowes 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.