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Gainsborough Drive, B78

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£248,725
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,737
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
32
Distinct homes
20
Price range
£151,000 – £800,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2024
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Gainsborough Drive is almost entirely detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £248,725, much in line with the B78 norm. On floor area that works out near £3,737 per square metre, above the district's £2,890. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across B78 prices have held broadly level over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 32 sales across 20 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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Gainsborough Drive prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 32 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianB78 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k2000200520102015202020252000: £158,500 median · 1 sale2001: £151,000 median · 1 sale2002: £175,000 median · 7 sales2003: £249,950 median · 1 sale2004: £280,000 median · 1 sale2005: £289,000 median · 1 sale2006: £241,500 median · 1 sale2007: £248,725 median · 2 sales2009: £195,000 median · 1 sale2014: £280,000 median · 2 sales2015: £267,500 median · 2 sales2016: £275,500 median · 2 sales2017: £200,000 median · 1 sale2018: £295,000 median · 2 sales2020: £330,000 median · 3 sales2021: £433,625 median · 2 sales2024: £655,000 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the B78 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Gainsborough Drive compares

Gainsborough Drive against the B78 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Austen Drive£302k · 178
Worthing Grove£295k · 65
Gainsborough Drive£249k · 32*
Watling Street£245k · 49
Reindeer Road£237k · 45
Tamworth Road£212k · 53
New Street£167k · 51
Tolson Court£165k · 55
Long Street£165k · 55
The Laurels£157k · 50

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£248,725
median · all recorded sales
B78 district
£245,000
median · last 8 years · street +2%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Gainsborough Drive's £248,725 median sits close to B78's £245,000; on floor space it runs £3,737/m² against the district's £2,890/m² (+29%).

Street and B78 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Gainsborough Drive.

Detached
£249,950
29 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
3 sales

Every recorded sale on Gainsborough Drive

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
5 Jun 202418 · B78 3PJDetached—£800,000
12 Jan 202421 · B78 3PJDetached—£510,000
31 Aug 20218 · B78 3PJDetached—£410,000
30 Apr 202132 · B78 3PJDetached—£457,250
23 Oct 202041 · B78 3PJDetached—£330,000
6 Aug 202028 · B78 3PJDetached—£300,000
27 Mar 202036 · B78 3PJDetached—£510,000
10 Sept 201817 · B78 3PJSemi-detached—£340,000
26 Jan 201832 · B78 3PJDetached—£250,000
20 Sept 201728 · B78 3PJDetached—£200,000
30 Sept 201612 · B78 3PJDetached—£246,000
19 Sept 201637 · B78 3PJDetached—£305,000
9 Oct 201523 · B78 3PJDetached—£290,000
17 Apr 20151 · B78 3PJDetached—£245,000
19 Sept 201427 · B78 3PJDetached—£335,000
15 Jul 201415 · B78 3PJDetached—£225,000
27 Oct 200910 · B78 3PJSemi-detached—£195,000
14 Sept 200743 · B78 3PJDetached—£247,500
3 Aug 20071 · B78 3PJDetached—£249,950
18 Dec 200615 · B78 3PJDetached—£241,500
1 Jun 20052 · B78 3PJDetached—£289,000
17 Dec 200427 · B78 3PJDetached—£280,000
1 Dec 20034 · B78 3PJDetached—£249,950
4 Oct 200243 · B78 3PJDetached—£155,000
3 Oct 200228 · B78 3PJDetached—£158,000
9 Aug 200221 · B78 3PJDetached—£220,000
9 Aug 200231 · B78 3PJDetached—£164,950
31 Jul 200236 · B78 3PJDetached—£237,500
16 May 200237 · B78 3PJDetached—£175,000
22 Mar 20022 · B78 3PJDetached—£180,000
17 Jul 200120 · B78 3PJSemi-detached—£151,000
26 Jun 200018 · B78 3PJDetached—£158,500
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More streets in B78

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider B78 area guide.

Long StreetTamworth RoadAusten DriveNew StreetWatling StreetThe LaurelsSorrel DriveReindeer RoadSt Leonards ViewKiln WayFoxwood RoadDexter Way
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.