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The average house price in Nelson is £115,200 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 8.2%.

England / Lancashire / Pendle

Nelson

£115,200

Average price, last 12 months

+8.2% in a year

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What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £276,165

Semi-detached

  • £163,347

Terraced

  • £88,936

Flats

  • £77,583

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Nelson

Mostly terraced houses

18%
73%

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    £115,200

Change over 1 year

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    +£8,725

Change over ~10 years

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    +£51,226

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    342

Homes sold vs previous 12 months

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    −86

Number of postcodes

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    1,310

Households (Census 2021)

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    11,491

Household density

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    2,427 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    33,654

Population density

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    7,109 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    24 m² per resident · less than 62% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    6.5%

Public parks

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    8

Peak month

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    AUG 2022 · £189,152

Most common price band

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    £50k – £100k · 83.6%

Detached average

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    £276,165

Semi-detached average

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    £163,347

Terraced average

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    £88,936

Flats average

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    £77,583

Detached share of sales

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    7.1%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    18.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    73.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Nelson

    England / Lancashire / Pendle / Nelson

    1.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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