Detached
£285,401
47% above the Whitworth average
18.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Whitworth? £194,757
The average house price in Whitworth is £194,757, based on 113 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 1.4% (£2,603) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 113
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Whitworth?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£200,406
3% above the Whitworth average
32.2% of sales
Terraced
£162,295
17% below the Whitworth average
44.6% of sales
Flats
£114,390
41% below the Whitworth average
4.5% of sales
Are house prices in Whitworth going up or down?
House prices in Whitworth are rising: up 1.4% (£2,603) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 61.6% (£74,234).
Past 12 months
+1.4%
+£2,603From £192,154 to £194,757
£194,990£187,776
Past 10 years
+61.6%
+£74,234From £120,523 to £194,757
£194,757£120,523
Quick answers for Whitworth
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£257,111
Highest average, reached in August 2023
How many homes sold?
113
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
44.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£150k - £200k
30.8% of sales
How many people live in Whitworth?
7,816
1,114 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Whitworth?
3,495
498 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Whitworth?
30 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.3% of the area · 5 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 Whitworth?
63 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +5.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Whitworth rank?
1st most expensive area of Rossendale.
Compared with 1 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Whitworth?
The highest recorded sale prices in Whitworth, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
mount healey healey, lancashire
£1,050,000
Sold September 2021
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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 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Whitworth dataset covers 285 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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