Detached
£566,875
50% above the Barrow average
37.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Barrow? £377,397
The average house price in Barrow is £377,397, based on 20 homes sold in the 12 months to July 2026. Prices are down 22.9% (£112,353) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −22.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 20
- Data up to
- July 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Barrow?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£349,500
7% below the Barrow average
18.8% of sales
Terraced
£249,992
34% below the Barrow average
31.3% of sales
Flats
£123,750
67% below the Barrow average
12.5% of sales
Are house prices in Barrow going up or down?
House prices in Barrow are falling: down 22.9% (£112,353) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.8% (£91,064).
Past 12 months
−22.9%
−£112,353From £489,750 to £377,397
£496,457£373,850
Past 10 years
+31.8%
+£91,064From £286,333 to £377,397
£489,750£279,375
Quick answers for Barrow
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,000,000
Highest average, reached in March 2006
How many homes sold?
20
Recorded so far for the 12 months to July 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
37.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
28.1% of sales
How many people live in Barrow?
947
198 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Barrow?
414
87 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Barrow?
39 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Barrow?
24 crimes
−40.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Barrow rank?
75th most expensive area of Cheshire West and Chester.
Compared with 115 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Barrow?
The highest recorded sale prices in Barrow, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the mill house mill lane, cheshire west and chester
£1,040,000
Sold August 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Barrow compare with nearby areas?
Barrow compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cheshire West and Chester.
Barrow vs Mouldsworth
- Barrow
- £377,397
- Mouldsworth
- £561,250+£183,853
Open comparison
Barrow vs Guilden Sutton
- Barrow
- £377,397
- Guilden Sutton
- £518,933+£141,536
Open comparison
Barrow vs Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
- Barrow
- £377,397
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
- £420,611+£43,214
Open comparison
Barrow vs Mickle Trafford and District
- Barrow
- £377,397
- Mickle Trafford and District
- £311,721−£65,676
Open comparison
Barrow vs Christleton
- Barrow
- £377,397
- Christleton
- £477,466+£100,069
Open comparison
Barrow vs Littleton
- Barrow
- £377,397
- Littleton
- £365,000−£12,397
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Barrow dataset covers 50 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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