Detached
£384,745
72% above the Lancaster average
17.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Lancaster? £224,120
The average house price in Lancaster is £224,120, based on 1,789 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.2% (£2,643) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,789
- 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 Lancaster?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£223,521
About the Lancaster average
37.8% of sales
Terraced
£173,466
23% below the Lancaster average
32.1% of sales
Flats
£129,369
42% below the Lancaster average
12.4% of sales
Are house prices in Lancaster going up or down?
House prices in Lancaster are rising: up 1.2% (£2,643) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.1% (£53,230).
Past 12 months
+1.2%
+£2,643From £221,477 to £224,120
£225,561£221,452
Past 10 years
+31.1%
+£53,230From £170,890 to £224,120
£224,120£170,890
Quick answers for Lancaster
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£249,670
Highest average, reached in July 2023
How many homes sold?
1,789
In the last 12 months-20.1% year on year
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
37.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
42.8% of sales
How many people live in Lancaster?
142,852
565 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 Lancaster?
59,977
237 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 Lancaster?
28 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% of the area · 51 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Leck
£1,047,500
Least expensive
Morecambe
£180,594
How does Lancaster rank?
6th most expensive area of Lancashire.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Lancaster?
The highest recorded sale prices in Lancaster, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Lancaster compare with nearby areas?
Lancaster compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Lancashire.
Lancaster vs Wyre
- Lancaster
- £224,120
- Wyre
- £218,003−£6,117
Open comparison
Lancaster vs Ribble Valley
- Lancaster
- £224,120
- Ribble Valley
- £311,639+£87,519
Open comparison
Lancaster vs Preston
- Lancaster
- £224,120
- Preston
- £206,882−£17,238
Open comparison
Lancaster vs Fylde
- Lancaster
- £224,120
- Fylde
- £269,399+£45,279
Open comparison
Lancaster vs South Ribble
- Lancaster
- £224,120
- South Ribble
- £238,547+£14,427
Open comparison
Lancaster vs Pendle
- Lancaster
- £224,120
- Pendle
- £172,692−£51,428
Open comparison
Which areas of Lancaster are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 38 areas of Lancaster, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,047,500
Change over one year: +254.5%
- 2
£704,500
Change over one year: +12.1%
- 3
£592,750
Change over one year: +8.8%
- 4
£555,250
Change over one year: +26.1%
- 5
£525,000
Change over one year: +118.8%
- 6
£521,250
Change over one year: +85.0%
- 7
£465,000
Change over one year: −27.9%
- 8
£455,000
Change over one year: +105.0%
- 9
£452,000
Change over one year: +48.1%
- 10
£448,000
Change over one year: +31.4%
- 11
£419,708
Change over one year: −3.6%
- 12
£410,000
Change over one year: −18.8%
- 13
£406,250
Change over one year: −47.2%
- 14
£398,112
Change over one year: −10.0%
- 15
£374,660
Change over one year: +3.7%
- 16
£367,998
Change over one year: +43.5%
- 17
£339,000
Change over one year: −22.7%
- 18
£338,178
Change over one year: +39.4%
- 19
£327,555
Change over one year: −56.6%
- 20
£325,527
Change over one year: +14.0%
- 21
£311,300
Change over one year: +5.2%
- 22
£304,791
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 23
£301,250
Change over one year: −56.3%
- 24
£282,875
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 25
£281,998
Change over one year: +22.4%
- 26
£270,909
Change over one year: +27.7%
- 27
£266,326
Change over one year: +7.8%
- 28
£265,000
Change over one year: −35.4%
- 29
£264,642
Change over one year: −12.2%
- 30
£249,363
Change over one year: +30.7%
- 31
£247,125
Change over one year: −19.8%
- 32
£226,000
Change over one year: −49.2%
- 33
£224,846
Change over one year: −14.4%
- 34
£220,500
Change over one year: +1.0%
- 35
£213,000
Change over one year: −61.2%
- 36
£201,711
Change over one year: +2.8%
- 37
£193,275
Change over one year: −3.0%
- 38
£180,594
Change over one year: −1.2%
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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 29 October 2026 at 17:15 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Lancaster dataset covers 5,504 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.