Holywell house prices are built from 8,339 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 19 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £115,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +29.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -7.5%.
Median price paid
£115,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+29.2%
Change in real terms
-7.5%
Median per m²
£1,459
HM Land Registry8,339 sales452 with floor areaLatest sale 19 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Holywell prices moved
The chart tracks the median Holywell 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 | £44,975 | £99,866 |
| 2000s | 10 | £98,000 | £178,527 |
| 2010s | 10 | £135,000 | £190,350 |
| 2020s | 7 | £175,000 | £178,804 |
The highest yearly median on record for Holywell is £199,000 in 2025; the lowest is £42,500 in 1997. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £44,975 to £175,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £99,866, so the real change over the whole record is +75.2% — about +1.83% 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: +29.2% in cash against -7.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigburth Cottage | 19 Jun 2026 | Detached | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 5 Wood Lane | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 9 Delyn Road | 9 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 1 Halkyn Old Hall Cottages | 8 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 23 Maes Y Goron | 8 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £218,500 | £218,500 |
| 4 BRYN HAF Picton Road | 5 Jun 2026 | Detached | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 21 Yr Aber | 5 Jun 2026 | Detached | £267,000 | £267,000 |
| 21 Ffordd Aelwyd | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 6 Windsor Park | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £206,500 | £206,500 |
| 13 Bryn Y Coed | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £197,000 | £197,000 |
| 10 Tan Y Coed | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 3 BRO DAWEL Whitford Road | 19 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Hillcross | 15 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £294,000 | £294,000 |
| 2 Rayon Road | 7 May 2026 | Terraced | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 7 Heol Y Brenin | 5 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £143,500 | £143,500 |
| 9 the Beeches | 1 May 2026 | Detached | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 36 Pen Y Maes Gardens | 1 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| Lloc Farm | 30 Apr 2026 | Detached | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 4 Brynford Villas | 29 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Beuno Sant | 28 Apr 2026 | Detached | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 17 Ffordd Aelwyd | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 4 Owens Terrace | 23 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £217,000 | £217,000 |
| MILWR FARMHOUSE Milwr Road | 22 Apr 2026 | Detached | £421,075 | £421,075 |
| SPRINGFIELD Picton Road | 17 Apr 2026 | Detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| ERYL Berthen Road | 17 Apr 2026 | Detached | £320,000 | £320,000 |
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 Holywell values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Wood Lane | £43,000 (1998) | £170,000 (2026) | +5.0% | +2.3% |
| 9 Delyn Road | £48,500 (2002) | £140,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.7% |
| 1 Halkyn Old Hall Cottages | £125,000 (2000) | £450,000 (2026) | +5.1% | +2.3% |
| 23 Maes Y Goron | £108,010 (2010) | £218,500 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.5% |
| 21 Yr Aber | £173,000 (2005) | £267,000 (2026) | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 6 Windsor Park | £132,000 (2006) | £206,500 (2026) | +2.3% | -0.6% |
| 13 Bryn Y Coed | £90,000 (2008) | £197,000 (2026) | +4.4% | +1.5% |
| 10 Tan Y Coed | £54,000 (2001) | £170,000 (2026) | +4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2 Rayon Road | £95,000 (2007) | £150,000 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 7 Heol Y Brenin | £115,000 (2007) | £143,500 (2026) | +1.2% | -1.7% |
| 36 Pen Y Maes Gardens | £95,000 (2012) | £155,000 (2026) | +3.6% | +0.6% |
| 9 the Beeches | £105,000 (2002) | £325,000 (2026) | +4.8% | +2.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Holywell 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 | 3,603 | 43.2% | £175,000 | £1,000 – £1,150,000 |
| Semi-detached | 3,107 | 37.3% | £97,000 | £6,000 – £655,000 |
| Terraced | 1,497 | 18.0% | £84,000 | £6,000 – £585,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 132 | 1.6% | £120,000 | £16,000 – £340,995 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Holywell
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 2,617 certificates cover Holywell, and their median floor area is 79 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +3.9%. 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 | 79 m² | about 850 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 61 m² | about 657 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 97 m² | about 1,044 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 23.0% | 601 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 9.8% | 257 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Holywell
255 of the sales on record are leasehold and 8,084 freehold — 3.1% 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 £108,010 and the median freehold sale £115,000 — a gap of +6.5%. 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 | 255 | 3.1% | £108,010 |
| Freehold | 8,084 | 96.9% | £115,000 |
| New build | 316 | 3.8% | £122,975 |
| Existing home | 8,023 | 96.2% | £115,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +6.9%. 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 479 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 Holywell compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Holywell sits below that national figure — -27.0%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,459 per square metre, across 452 of the 8,339 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 £1,000 to £1,150,000. 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 Holywell
- Main Road181 sales
- Pen Y Maes Road159 sales
- Tan Y Felin144 sales
- Holway Road128 sales
- Maes Y Dyffryn106 sales
- Ffordd Aelwyd91 sales
- Glan Y Don86 sales
- Ffordd Pentre85 sales
- Station Road75 sales
- Coed Y Fron70 sales
- Penymaes Gardens64 sales
- Fron Park Road63 sales
- Pen Y Ball63 sales
- Woodland Drive63 sales
- Ffordd Pennant62 sales
- Lon Goed60 sales
- Maes Alarch60 sales
- Ffordd Ddyfrdwy59 sales
- Uwch Y Mor59 sales
- Wood Lane59 sales
- Cae Gwenith58 sales
- Pistyll57 sales
- Cae Helyg56 sales
- Greenfield Road56 sales
- Nant Eos55 sales
- Rayon Road53 sales
- Rhodfa Wenlo52 sales
- Moor Lane50 sales
- Maes Y Bryn49 sales
- Pentre Road49 sales
- Bagillt Road48 sales
- Mertyn Lane48 sales
- Hafan Deg46 sales
- St Clares Court46 sales
- Brynford Road45 sales
- Maes Y Goron45 sales
- Picton Road45 sales
- Bala Avenue44 sales
- The Ridgeway44 sales
- Cae Y Dderwen43 sales
- Nant Y Coed43 sales
- The Beeches43 sales
- Rhewl Fawr Road42 sales
- Meadow Bank41 sales
- Rose Hill41 sales
- West Drive41 sales
- Willow Grove41 sales
- Yr Aber41 sales
- Ffordd Y Glyn40 sales
- Bryn Eithin39 sales
- Carmel Road39 sales
- Crosfield Road39 sales
- Y Berthlog39 sales
- Park Crescent38 sales
- Bryn Dyffryn37 sales
- Llys Dedwydd37 sales
- Pen Y Maes Gardens37 sales
- Cae Masarn35 sales
- Babell Road34 sales
- Park Drive34 sales
Postcode districts covering Holywell
- CH8£115,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Holywell?
The median price paid in Holywell across every sale on the register is £115,000. 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 Holywell?
8,339 sales are on record for Holywell, the most recent completing on 19 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Holywell house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +29.2% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -7.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Holywell house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £199,000, 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 Holywell?
£1,459 per square metre, from the 452 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 19 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, “Holywell 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.