Detached
£236,992
28% above the Altham average
32.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Altham? £184,802
The average house price in Altham is £184,802, based on 18 homes sold in the 12 months to June 2026. Prices are up 0.2% (£457) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 18
- Data up to
- June 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Altham?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£212,375
15% above the Altham average
16.3% of sales
Terraced
£132,250
28% below the Altham average
51.2% of sales
Are house prices in Altham going up or down?
House prices in Altham are rising: up 0.2% (£457) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 37.0% (£49,870).
Past 12 months
+0.2%
+£457From £184,345 to £184,802
£193,323£182,918
Past 10 years
+37.0%
+£49,870From £134,932 to £184,802
£204,383£133,701
Quick answers for Altham
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£399,950
Highest average, reached in February 2023
How many homes sold?
18
In the last 12 months-25.0% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
51.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
48.8% of sales
How many people live in Altham?
1,216
550 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 Altham?
440
199 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 Altham?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% 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.
How does Altham rank?
1st most expensive area of Hyndburn.
Compared with 1 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Altham?
The highest recorded sale prices in Altham, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
walton arms hotel burnley road, lancashire
£585,813
Sold March 2002
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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.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:41 with the latest Land Registry data (June 2026). The Altham dataset covers 73 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.