Detached
£423,333
46% above the Besthorpe average
53.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Besthorpe? £290,642
The average house price in Besthorpe is £290,642, based on 14 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 37.0% (£170,924) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −37.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 14
- 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 Besthorpe?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£261,285
10% below the Besthorpe average
33.3% of sales
Terraced
£193,333
33% below the Besthorpe average
13.3% of sales
Are house prices in Besthorpe going up or down?
House prices in Besthorpe are falling: down 37.0% (£170,924) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 8.8% (£23,466).
Past 12 months
−37.0%
−£170,924From £461,566 to £290,642
£500,653£290,642
Past 10 years
+8.8%
+£23,466From £267,176 to £290,642
£461,566£267,176
Quick answers for Besthorpe
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£725,000
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
14
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
53.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
26.7% of sales
How many people live in Besthorpe?
1,011
294 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 Besthorpe?
368
107 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 Besthorpe?
6 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 0.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% 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 Besthorpe?
25 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · +8.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very Low, 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 Besthorpe rank?
79th most expensive area of Breckland.
Compared with 110 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Besthorpe?
The highest recorded sale prices in Besthorpe, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
church house barn silver street, norfolk
£875,000
Sold September 2015
View house details
How do house prices in Besthorpe compare with nearby areas?
Besthorpe compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Breckland.
Besthorpe vs Old Buckenham
- Besthorpe
- £290,642
- Old Buckenham
- £542,140+£251,498
Open comparison
Besthorpe vs Attleborough
- Besthorpe
- £290,642
- Attleborough
- £272,061−£18,581
Open comparison
Besthorpe vs New Buckenham
- Besthorpe
- £290,642
- New Buckenham
- £361,700+£71,058
Open comparison
Besthorpe vs Great Ellingham
- Besthorpe
- £290,642
- Great Ellingham
- £426,709+£136,067
Open comparison
Besthorpe vs Banham
- Besthorpe
- £290,642
- Banham
- £418,500+£127,858
Open comparison
Besthorpe vs Little Ellingham
- Besthorpe
- £290,642
- Little Ellingham
- £325,416+£34,774
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 Besthorpe 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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