UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/burnley
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Burnley
Homes in Burnley sold for a median of £136,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,569 standard sales.
That makes it the cheapest of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 408 | £289,000 | £240,000 to £350,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 688 | £178,000 | £150,000 to £215,000 | £2,404/m²from 31 sales |
| Terraced | 1,380 | £96,000 | £73,000 to £130,000 | £1,364/m²from 49 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 93 | £88,500 | £64,000 to £118,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in Burnley were terraced houses, at 54% of sales.
Terraced houses stand out against the North West as a whole: a median of £96,000 here, 42% less than the £166,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,157 per m², 22% below the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 58%, from £86,000 in 2016 to £136,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Burnley and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Lancaster£203,000
- Preston£200,000
- Wigan£200,000
- Wyre£200,000
- Knowsley£197,000
- Halton£195,000
- St. Helens£193,000
- Rossendale£190,000
- Liverpool£185,000
- Cumberland£177,000
- Blackburn with Darwen£172,000
- Pendle£148,000
- Hyndburn£140,000
- Blackpool£139,000
- Burnley, this council area£136,500
Postcode districts in Burnley
District medians are close together, from £130,000 in BB11 (Burnley) to £160,000 in BB12 (Padiham).
- BB12Burnley, 1,064 salesMedian price £160,000Price per square metre £2,242Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- BB10Burnley, 1,106 salesMedian price £145,000Price per square metre £2,345Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- BB11Burnley, 635 salesMedian price £130,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +15%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Briercliffe Road, Burnley (BB10)34 sales
- Brunshaw Road, Burnley (BB10)30 sales
- Manchester Road, Burnley (BB11)29 sales
- Ribblesdale Avenue, Worsthorne (BB10)28 sales
- Burnley Road, Cliviger (BB10)21 sales
- Coal Clough Lane, Burnley (BB11)21 sales
- Kettledrum Drive, Burnley (BB10)20 sales
- Colne Road, Burnley (BB10)19 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Kettledrum Drive, Burnley (BB10, detached houses, £326,500), Ribblesdale Avenue, Worsthorne (BB10, £310,000) and Foster Drive, Burnley (BB12, detached houses, £295,000).
The cheapest were Gannow Lane, Burnley (BB12, terraced houses, £76,000), Melville Street, Burnley (BB10, terraced houses, £78,000) and Accrington Road, Burnley (BB11, £82,500).
Leasehold homes
60% of sales in Burnley were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 4% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in Burnley
Crime
119 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
97% of homes can get it
Higher than 86 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
64% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 62 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,549 a year in Burnley for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 80 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Burnley's figures come from 2,569 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Burnley, so their sales add up to 2,805 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.