Sold £2,526/m² · Median sold £218,408 (1,459 sales) · Index +1.6% y/y · Turnover 2.1% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Lancaster?
EPC A or B
9.4%
EPC D or worse
60%
What does Lancaster cost?
Lancaster: sold price per m² £2,526/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,459 sales). +1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,526/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,459 sales
+1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,459 sales.
Sold price
£218,408 12 months to Jun 2026
1,459 sales
-1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,459 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£228,275 12 months to Sep 2026
5,557 listings
+7.5% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,557 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,853/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,593/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £167,671 in Sep 2016 to £236,284 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £192,000 in Jan 2022 to £230,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,438/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,547/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 96% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 98 in Jan 2022 to 108.3 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,467 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,375 lets
-5.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,375 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £818/month in Aug 2025 to £884/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.1% in Jan 2022 to 4.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 92.4 in Jan 2022 to 113.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Lancaster vary by home size?
Asking price in Lancaster runs from £106,903 for 1 bedroom to £483,381 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Lancaster. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£106,903
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.7% on the previous 12 months
311
2 bedrooms
£168,639
12 months to Sep 2026
+10.9% on the previous 12 months
1746
3 bedrooms
£241,929
12 months to Sep 2026
+4% on the previous 12 months
2145
4 bedrooms
£389,086
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.1% on the previous 12 months
961
5+ bedrooms
£483,381
12 months to Sep 2026
+10.3% on the previous 12 months
358
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Lancaster?
Lancaster: turnover 2.1% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,473 sales). -23.1% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.1% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,473 sales
-23.1% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,473 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,475 12 months to Sep 2026
2,475 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,475 listings.
New listings
3,274 12 months to Sep 2026
3,274 listings
+12.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,274 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 186 in Aug 2025 to 315 in Sep 2026.New listings: 204 in Jan 2022 to 408 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 49 in Jan 2022 to 164 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,819 in Sep 2026 to 4,473 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 171 days in Jan 2022 to 164 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Lancaster?
67 agents listed homes for sale in Lancaster; the three largest took 33% of the listings.
Agents active
67
Top three agents’ share
33%
New homes among listings
4.5%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Lancaster?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 2,773 units in Lancaster whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords81% of classified · 2,242 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)9.6% of classified · 266 units
Housing associations7.7% of classified · 213 units
RMC1.8% of classified · 51 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Lancaster rank?
Lancaster ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Lancashire for sold price per m², at £2,526/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Lancashire
Lancaster ranks 5th of 12 local authorities in Lancashire for sold price per m², at £2,526/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Lancashire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
LA1Postcode district · Asking £2,591/m² · Sep 2026
LA2Postcode district · Asking £2,955/m² · Sep 2026
LA3Postcode district · Asking £2,448/m² · Sep 2026
LA4Postcode district · Asking £2,202/m² · Sep 2026
LA5Postcode district · Asking £2,952/m² · Sep 2026
LA6Postcode district · Asking £2,998/m² · Sep 2026
BurnleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £1,856/m² · Sep 2026
ChorleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,921/m² · Sep 2026
FyldeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,728/m² · Sep 2026
HyndburnNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,024/m² · Sep 2026
PendleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,102/m² · Sep 2026
PrestonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,109/m² · Sep 2026
Ribble ValleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,806/m² · Sep 2026
RossendaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,526/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Lancaster
What is the median house price in Lancaster?
Homes in Lancaster sold for a median £218,408 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,459 sales. Per square metre that is £2,526/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Lancaster changed?
+1.7% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Lancaster?
Homes to let in Lancaster asked a median £871/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,467 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Lancaster?
4.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,375 lets. -5.9% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Lancaster?
2.1% of the homes in Lancaster changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,473 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.