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The Folly, GL15

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

Median sold price
£249,250
all recorded sales
Recorded sales
8
Distinct homes
6
Price range
£105,000£425,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2022
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Folly is a mix of detached houses and semi-detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £249,250 — roughly 4% below the GL15 norm. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across GL15 prices have been easing over the last few years. With 8 sales across 6 homes since 2001, homes here come to market only rarely.

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The Folly prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 8 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianGL15 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k200520102015202020252001: £155,000 median · 1 sale2002: £105,000 median · 1 sale2005: £315,000 median · 1 sale2007: £405,000 median · 1 sale2010: £125,000 median · 1 sale2013: £250,000 median · 1 sale2019: £248,500 median · 1 sale2022: £425,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the GL15 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Folly compares

The Folly against the GL15 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

New Road£345k · 37
Edwin Jones Way£286k · 38
Abbots Gate£285k · 41
Daffodil Drive£265k · 44
Barnett Way£265k · 47
High Street£258k · 44
The Folly£249k · 8*
Highbrook Way£247k · 41
Mallard Way£245k · 50
Kingfisher Drive£229k · 96

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
£249,250
median · all recorded sales
GL15 district
£260,000
median · last 8 years · street -4%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Folly's £249,250 median sits about 4% below GL15's £260,000.

Street and GL15 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 The Folly.

Detached
£327,500
4 sales
Semi-detached
£140,000
4 sales

Every recorded sale on The Folly

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
8 Sept 2022Western Cottage · GL15 4JQnon-standardOther£330,000
15 Feb 2022Pike House · GL15 4JQDetached£425,000
29 Jul 2021Folly Cottage · GL15 4JQnon-standardDetached£250,000
28 Jun 2019Forest View · GL15 4JQDetached£248,500
7 Nov 2013Folly Cottage · GL15 4JQDetached£250,000
15 Jan 20101 · GL15 4JQSemi-detached£125,000
7 Jun 2007Western Lodge · GL15 4JQDetached£405,000
18 Jul 20052, Western Cottage · GL15 4JQSemi-detached£315,000
27 Mar 20021 · GL15 4JQSemi-detached£105,000
2 Aug 20012, Western Cottage · GL15 4JQSemi-detached£155,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in GL15

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider GL15 area guide.

High StreetParkend RoadLakeside AvenueLych Gate MewsForest RoadWoodland RisePrimrose HillKingfisher DriveQueen StreetNew RoadMain RoadKings Meadow Court
GL15 house prices & area guide →

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.