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Lancaster

Lancashire · 42,449 properties sold since 1995

Postcodes: L39LA1LA2
Average Property Value
£248,054
↑ 5.9% YoY

Market analysis

Homes in Lancaster, Lancashire sell for an average of £248,054 — 9% below the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £190,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices rose 5.9% year on year, from £249,868 to £264,710. Since 2015, average values in Lancaster have grown by 46%.

Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type in Lancaster, making up 41% of transactions. Lancaster spans 3 postcode areas, with 42,449 sales registered since 1995.

£248,054
Average
£190,000
Median
£100
Lowest
£15.4M
Highest

Liveability Score

Aggregated from 3 postcode areas

Good
76 / 100
Education 69
Connectivity 84
Market Stability 64
Family-Friendly 90

Price Trend

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£204k £265k

Property Types

Terraced 41%
Semi-Detached 28%
Detached 17%
Flat 13%
Other 2%
42,449 total sales across 5 property types

Market Summary

£137k
Lower Quartile
£190k
Median
£285k
Upper Quartile
Price Distribution £100 – £15.4M

Yearly Price History

Year Average Median Sales Change
2026 (YTD) £230,770 £193,000 329 ↓ 12.8%
2025 £264,710 £205,000 1,182 ↑ 5.9%
2024 £249,868 £200,000 1,226 ↓ 9.8%
2023 £276,976 £192,250 1,130 ↑ 10.7%
2022 £250,215 £190,000 1,403 ↑ 8.5%
2021 £230,546 £182,000 1,805 ↓ 0.8%
2020 £232,323 £173,000 1,293 ↑ 13.8%
2019 £204,238 £165,000 1,398 ↓ 1.9%
2018 £208,145 £157,500 1,603 ↓ 2.3%
2017 £213,126 £160,000 1,649 ↑ 4.4%
2016 £204,202 £167,500 1,491 ↑ 12.9%
2015 £180,823 £148,000 1,373

Postcode Areas in Lancaster

Lancaster covers 3 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.

L39LA1LA2

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Streets in Lancaster

The 60 busiest streets in Lancaster by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.

Main Street 460 Kershaw Drive 356 Scotforth Road 330 Bowerham Road 323 Torrisholme Road 286 St Georges Quay 269 Main Road 253 Westham Street 251 Willow Lane 245 Station Road 243 Westbourne Road 240 Damside Street 240 Dorrington Road 237 Aalborg Place 229 Greaves Road 226 High Road 220 Trafalgar Road 195 Cleveleys Avenue 193 Ullswater Road 192 Barley Cop Lane 185 Norfolk Street 185 Broadway 176 Alexandra Road 175 Spinners Court 175 Coulston Road 174 Grasmere Road 173 Sibsey Street 172 New Quay Road 172 Chapel Lane 170 Bridge Road 169 Ashton Road 164 Prospect Street 163 Windermere Road 159 Hest Bank Lane 158 Lune Street 154 Balmoral Road 154 Brookhouse Road 152 Avondale Road 150 Slyne Road 147 Clarence Street 144 Henry Street 144 Watery Lane 140 Masonfield Crescent 139 Waterside 138 Ulster Road 135 Lincoln Road 135 Gerrard Street 133 Ashton Drive 133 Vale Road 132 Chapel Street 130 Eastham Street 129 Pinfold Lane 127 Hornby Road 127 Keswick Road 126 Perth Street 125 Wingate Saul Road 124 Wellington Road 124 Lymm Avenue 123 Low Mill 121 Spruce Avenue 121

Frequently asked questions about Lancaster

What is the average house price in Lancaster?
The average sold price in Lancaster, Lancashire is £248,054, across 8,368 sales since 2020. The median is £190,000 — the middle price, which a few very expensive sales cannot pull upward.
Are house prices in Lancaster rising or falling?
In 2025, the last complete year, the average sold price in Lancaster was £264,710, up 5.9% on 2024's £249,868.
How many properties have sold in Lancaster?
HM Land Registry has recorded 42,449 sales in Lancaster since 1995, across 3 postcode areas (L39, LA1, LA2). The most common property type is terraced.

About this data

Averages and medians for Lancaster cover the 8,368 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 42,449 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Crown copyright 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0