Detached
£854,714
10% above the Barnston average
60.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Barnston? £774,968
The average house price in Barnston is £774,968, based on 16 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 24.3% (£151,328) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +24.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 16
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Barnston?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£493,125
36% below the Barnston average
36.4% of sales
Terraced
£340,000
56% below the Barnston average
3.0% of sales
Are house prices in Barnston going up or down?
House prices in Barnston are rising: up 24.3% (£151,328) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 49.7% (£257,419).
Past 12 months
+24.3%
+£151,328From £623,640 to £774,968
£843,132£623,640
Past 10 years
+49.7%
+£257,419From £517,549 to £774,968
£774,968£314,333
Quick answers for Barnston
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,321,666
Highest average, reached in October 2025
How many homes sold?
16
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
60.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
39.4% of sales
How many people live in Barnston?
928
345 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Barnston?
368
137 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Barnston?
43 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Barnston?
24 crimes
+14.3% 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 Barnston rank?
17th most expensive area of Uttlesford.
Compared with 60 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Barnston?
The highest recorded sale prices in Barnston, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
pyes cottage onslow green, essex
£1,950,000
Sold October 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Barnston compare with nearby areas?
Barnston compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Uttlesford.
Barnston vs Flitch Green
- Barnston
- £774,968
- Flitch Green
- £405,766−£369,202
Open comparison
Barnston vs Little Dunmow
- Barnston
- £774,968
- Little Dunmow
- £600,416−£174,552
Open comparison
Barnston vs Great Dunmow
- Barnston
- £774,968
- Great Dunmow
- £444,071−£330,897
Open comparison
Barnston vs High Easter
- Barnston
- £774,968
- High Easter
- £804,000+£29,032
Open comparison
Barnston vs High Roothing
- Barnston
- £774,968
- High Roothing
- £521,000−£253,968
Open comparison
Barnston vs Felsted
- Barnston
- £774,968
- Felsted
- £664,352−£110,616
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 00:26 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Barnston dataset covers 26 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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