School Lane, Worcester house prices are built from 58 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1998 and the most recent on 9 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £187,000. Across the 8 years from 1998 to 2006 the median moved +14.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -2.1%.
Median price paid
£187,000
Change in cash, 1998–2006
+14.0%
Change in real terms
-2.1%
Median per m²
£1,364
HM Land Registry58 sales5 with floor areaLatest sale 9 Jan 2026
Section 01
How School Lane, Worcester prices moved
The chart tracks the median School Lane, Worcester house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1998 to 2006. 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 | 1 | £187,000 | £415,228 |
| 2000s | 2 | £144,250 | £262,781 |
The highest yearly median on record for School Lane, Worcester is £213,250 in 2006; the lowest is £144,250 in 2001. Across the full 9-year record the cash median has moved from £187,000 to £213,250.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £387,750, so the real change over the whole record is -2.1% — about -0.26% 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: +14.0% in cash against -2.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 1 Willowbank, 1 | 9 Jan 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| Flat 3 Willowbank, 1 | 10 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £74,000 | £75,609 |
| 20 | 15 Apr 2024 | Detached | £290,000 | £305,149 |
| Aconbury Cottage | 22 Mar 2022 | Detached | £810,000 | £938,455 |
| The Old Granary | 22 May 2020 | Detached | £570,000 | £738,017 |
| 25 | 18 Nov 2019 | Detached | £260,000 | £340,074 |
| Buryfield | 23 Mar 2018 | Detached | £666,000 | £887,580 |
| 17 | 27 Oct 2017 | Semi-detached | £252,000 | £342,973 |
| Half Century | 22 Sep 2017 | Semi-detached | £270,000 | £367,471 |
| 15 | 26 Jun 2017 | Terraced | £233,000 | £317,114 |
| Magpie Cottage | 29 Sep 2016 | Detached | £580,000 | £809,703 |
| Aconbury Cottage | 28 Apr 2016 | Detached | £457,500 | £638,688 |
| Holly House, 13 | 28 Aug 2015 | Semi-detached | £225,000 | £317,250 |
| 16 Edward Hall House | 15 Jan 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £83,000 | £117,030 |
| 8 | 1 Jul 2013 | Detached | £220,000 | £320,786 |
| Cromarty | 13 Aug 2010 | Detached | £275,000 | £439,128 |
| Jury Cottage Old Court House, 2 | 20 Jul 2010 | Terraced | £102,000 | £162,877 |
| 25a | 4 Jan 2010 | Terraced | £185,000 | £295,413 |
| Half Century | 14 Jul 2009 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £402,622 |
| The Trees | 27 Jun 2008 | Detached | £300,000 | £503,571 |
| 17 | 11 Apr 2008 | Semi-detached | £201,000 | £337,393 |
| Willow Barn | 26 Sep 2007 | Detached | £490,000 | £851,911 |
| Aconbury Cottage | 25 Aug 2006 | Detached | £445,000 | £792,235 |
| Holly House, 13 | 18 Jul 2006 | Semi-detached | £227,000 | £404,129 |
| 15 | 14 Jul 2006 | Terraced | £199,500 | £355,170 |
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 School Lane, Worcester values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAT 1 WILLOWBANK, 1 School Lane | £60,000 (1998) | £140,000 (2026) | +3.1% | +0.4% |
| 20 School Lane | £59,000 (1995) | £290,000 (2024) | +5.6% | +3.0% |
| ACONBURY COTTAGE School Lane | £187,000 (1998) | £810,000 (2022) | +6.3% | +3.8% |
| 25 School Lane | £105,000 (2000) | £260,000 (2019) | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| 17 School Lane | £201,000 (2008) | £252,000 (2017) | +2.5% | +0.2% |
| HALF CENTURY School Lane | £245,000 (2009) | £270,000 (2017) | +1.2% | -1.1% |
| 15 School Lane | £199,500 (2006) | £233,000 (2017) | +1.4% | -1.0% |
| MAGPIE COTTAGE School Lane | £250,000 (1998) | £580,000 (2016) | +4.8% | +2.5% |
| HOLLY HOUSE, 13 School Lane | £227,000 (2006) | £225,000 (2015) | -0.1% | -2.7% |
| 16 EDWARD HALL HOUSE School Lane | £82,000 (2003) | £83,000 (2015) | +0.1% | -2.3% |
| 8 School Lane | £85,000 (1995) | £220,000 (2013) | +5.4% | +3.0% |
| CROMARTY School Lane | £205,000 (2002) | £275,000 (2010) | +3.7% | +1.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. School Lane, Worcester 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 | 28 | 48.3% | £250,000 | £59,000 – £810,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 15 | 25.9% | £70,000 | £20,000 – £140,000 |
| Semi-detached | 8 | 13.8% | £225,000 | £100,000 – £270,000 |
| Terraced | 7 | 12.1% | £181,500 | £79,000 – £233,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in School Lane, Worcester
15 of the sales on record are leasehold and 43 freehold — 25.9% 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 £70,000 and the median freehold sale £232,000 — a gap of +231.4%. 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 | 25.9% | £70,000 |
| Freehold | 43 | 74.1% | £232,000 |
| New build | 3 | 5.2% | £249,950 |
| Existing home | 55 | 94.8% | £185,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +35.1%. 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 2 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 School Lane, Worcester compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. School Lane, Worcester sits above that national figure — +18.7%.
Within Worcester the street ranks 916 of 2010 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £160,000 (+16.9%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,364 per square metre, across 5 of the 58 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 £20,000 to £810,000. 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
- Church Road£146,000 median
- Froxmere Road£225,000 median
- Pepper Street£335,000 median
- Midsummer Meadow£235,000 median
- Cockshot Lane£240,000 median
- Churchway Piece£174,975 median
- Ross Crescent£414,995 median
- Mill Lane£325,000 median
- Stonepit Lane£327,450 median
- Withybed Lane£415,000 median
- Froxmere Close£193,000 median
- Bishampton Road£469,000 median
- Barley Meadows£398,495 median
- High House Drive£196,000 median
- Claverton Estate£145,000 median
- Alcester Road£296,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- ACONBURY COTTAGE School Lane4 sales
- FLAT 4, WILLOWBANK, 1 School Lane4 sales
- FLAT 1, WILLOWBANK, 1 School Lane3 sales
- 3, WHITEHOUSE COTTAGE School Lane3 sales
- 20 School Lane2 sales
- 25 School Lane2 sales
- 17 School Lane2 sales
- HALF CENTURY School Lane2 sales
- 15 School Lane2 sales
- MAGPIE COTTAGE School Lane2 sales
- HOLLY HOUSE, 13 School Lane2 sales
- 16, EDWARD HALL HOUSE School Lane2 sales
- 8 School Lane2 sales
- CROMARTY School Lane2 sales
- THE INNINGS School Lane2 sales
- NEWROSE COTTAGE School Lane2 sales
- FLAT 6, WILLOWBANK, 1 School Lane2 sales
- WOODSTOCK COTTAGE School Lane2 sales
- 18A School Lane2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in School Lane, Worcester?
The median price paid in School Lane, Worcester across every sale on the register is £187,000. 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 School Lane, Worcester?
58 sales are on record for School Lane, Worcester, the most recent completing on 9 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have School Lane, Worcester house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +14.0% between 1998 and 2006. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -2.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were School Lane, Worcester house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £213,250, set in 2006. 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 School Lane, Worcester?
£1,364 per square metre, from the 5 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 9 Jan 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, “School Lane, Worcester 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.