Milnthorpe house prices are built from 2,661 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 15 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £180,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +22.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -12.5%.
Median price paid
£180,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+22.1%
Change in real terms
-12.5%
Median per m²
£1,925
HM Land Registry2,661 sales223 with floor areaLatest sale 15 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Milnthorpe prices moved
The chart tracks the median Milnthorpe 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 | £69,500 | £154,323 |
| 2000s | 10 | £174,000 | £316,977 |
| 2010s | 10 | £228,500 | £322,185 |
| 2020s | 7 | £320,000 | £326,957 |
The highest yearly median on record for Milnthorpe is £350,000 in 2025; the lowest is £60,500 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £60,500 to £262,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £134,339, so the real change over the whole record is +95.4% — about +2.18% 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: +22.1% in cash against -12.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFIELD Woodhouse Lane | 15 Jun 2026 | Detached | £589,300 | £589,300 |
| COBWEBS Woodhouse Lane | 15 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 72 Park Road | 9 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £288,000 | £288,000 |
| 29 Park Road | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 31 Firs Road | 27 May 2026 | Terraced | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 21 the Square | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 1 Windy Hill | 15 May 2026 | Detached | £148,500 | £148,500 |
| 9 Summerville Road | 7 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £257,000 | £257,000 |
| 38 Park Road | 28 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £207,000 | £207,000 |
| 45 Burntbarrow | 8 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £277,500 | £277,500 |
| 90 Ryleyfield Road | 27 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 5 Wyndsore Avenue | 27 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| THORNSLACK Langdale Crest | 26 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| Greycot | 25 Mar 2026 | Detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 10 Tarn Close | 13 Mar 2026 | Detached | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 1 Firs Close | 10 Mar 2026 | Semi-detached | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| FRIMLEY HOUSE Deepdale Close | 9 Mar 2026 | Detached | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 5 Ackenthwaite Court | 4 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £234,000 | £234,000 |
| 1 Milestone Cottage | 27 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 5 Rose Hill Grove | 13 Feb 2026 | Detached | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| Strickland House | 13 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £357,500 | £357,500 |
| 1 St Anthonys Hill | 12 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £203,000 | £203,000 |
| 1 Ackenthwaite Court | 5 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| SANDEND Green Lane | 3 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| Flat 29 Watersedge | 2 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | £135,000 |
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 Milnthorpe values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFIELD Woodhouse Lane | £238,000 (2000) | £589,300 (2026) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| COBWEBS Woodhouse Lane | £180,000 (2003) | £420,000 (2026) | +3.8% | +0.9% |
| 72 Park Road | £125,000 (2016) | £288,000 (2026) | +8.7% | +5.1% |
| 29 Park Road | £100,000 (2025) | £160,000 (2026) | +60.0% | +56.6% |
| 31 Firs Road | £145,000 (2021) | £200,000 (2026) | +6.6% | +1.8% |
| 21 the Square | £190,000 (2009) | £280,000 (2026) | +2.3% | -0.6% |
| 1 Windy Hill | £135,000 (2014) | £148,500 (2026) | +0.8% | -2.2% |
| 9 Summerville Road | £143,750 (2004) | £257,000 (2026) | +2.7% | -0.2% |
| 38 Park Road | £56,000 (2000) | £207,000 (2026) | +5.2% | +2.4% |
| 45 Burntbarrow | £61,000 (1995) | £277,500 (2026) | +5.0% | +2.3% |
| 5 Wyndsore Avenue | £71,000 (2002) | £250,000 (2026) | +5.4% | +2.5% |
| 90 Ryleyfield Road | £121,000 (2015) | £310,000 (2026) | +8.9% | +5.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Milnthorpe 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 | 1,085 | 40.8% | £272,500 | £19,820 – £1,125,000 |
| Semi-detached | 811 | 30.5% | £166,000 | £12,174 – £665,000 |
| Terraced | 573 | 21.5% | £133,000 | £10,000 – £780,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 192 | 7.2% | £103,000 | £6,880 – £325,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Milnthorpe
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 667 certificates cover Milnthorpe, and their median floor area is 88 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +15.8%. 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 | 88 m² | about 947 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 67 m² | about 716 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 122 m² | about 1,308 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 16.2% | 108 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 16.3% | 109 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Milnthorpe
196 of the sales on record are leasehold and 2,465 freehold — 7.4% 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 £105,000 and the median freehold sale £190,000 — a gap of +81.0%. 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 | 196 | 7.4% | £105,000 |
| Freehold | 2,465 | 92.6% | £190,000 |
| New build | 109 | 4.1% | £110,000 |
| Existing home | 2,552 | 95.9% | £185,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -40.5%. 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 135 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 Milnthorpe compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Milnthorpe sits above that national figure — +14.3%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,925 per square metre, across 223 of the 2,661 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 £6,880 to £1,125,000. 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 Milnthorpe
- Church Street107 sales
- Storth Road91 sales
- Owlet Ash Fields75 sales
- Ryleyfield Road67 sales
- Burntbarrow61 sales
- Woodhouse Lane57 sales
- Carr Bank Road52 sales
- Dugg Hill52 sales
- Dallam Chase50 sales
- Bela Forge48 sales
- Leighton Beck Road45 sales
- Harmony Hill42 sales
- Park Road42 sales
- Summerville Road40 sales
- St Anthonys Hill38 sales
- Beetham Road37 sales
- Firs Road37 sales
- Dallam Drive36 sales
- Hill Crest Drive35 sales
- Keasdale Road33 sales
- Chestnut Way31 sales
- The Ashes31 sales
- Hillcrest29 sales
- Langdale Crest29 sales
- Paddock Way29 sales
- Hill Top28 sales
- Nuns Avenue25 sales
- Wyndsore Avenue24 sales
- Firs Close23 sales
- Haverflatts Lane23 sales
- The Square23 sales
- Parsonage Fold22 sales
- St Anthonys Close21 sales
- Flowerden Court20 sales
- Shaw Lane20 sales
- Yans Lane19 sales
- Lower Haverflatts18 sales
- Green Lane17 sales
- Main Street17 sales
- Old Myse17 sales
- Ash Court16 sales
- School Houses16 sales
- Tarn Close16 sales
- Pickles Field15 sales
- Rose Hill Grove15 sales
- Chapel Close14 sales
- Leighton Drive14 sales
- Park House Drive14 sales
- Printers Mews14 sales
- Sycamore Grove14 sales
- Windy Hill14 sales
- Woodlands Close14 sales
- Bela Avenue13 sales
- Viver Green13 sales
- High Cote Lane12 sales
- Parsons Way12 sales
- Deepdale Close11 sales
- Stanley Street10 sales
- The Pasture10 sales
- The Willows10 sales
Postcode districts covering Milnthorpe
- LA7£180,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Milnthorpe?
The median price paid in Milnthorpe across every sale on the register is £180,000. 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 Milnthorpe?
2,661 sales are on record for Milnthorpe, the most recent completing on 15 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Milnthorpe house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +22.1% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -12.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Milnthorpe house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £350,000, 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 Milnthorpe?
£1,925 per square metre, from the 223 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 15 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, “Milnthorpe 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.