House prices in Barrow-upon-Humber
The average house price in Barrow-upon-Humber over the last three years is £239,011, with a median sold price of £206,750 — below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.
HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026
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Sold prices in Barrow-upon-Humber
Based on 306 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).
The average house price in Barrow-upon-Humber over the last three years is £239,011, with a median sold price of £206,750 — below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean sits notably higher than the median here, which usually means a tail of larger or higher-value sales pulling the average up. That's drawn from 306 recorded sales — a reasonably active local market.
Barrow-upon-Humber price trend
Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.
Over five years, prices in Barrow-upon-Humber have fallen (-11.3%). Across a full decade they are +8.5%. The last twelve months alone: -19.8%. Prices in Barrow-upon-Humber still sit about 22.7% below their 2023 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.
How Barrow-upon-Humber growth compares
Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Barrow-upon-Humber directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.
Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.
What it costs to buy in Barrow-upon-Humber
From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.
Homes in Barrow-upon-Humber span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £117,750, while the top tenth fetched over £399,950. Half of all sales fell between £155,000 and £310,000 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.
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Upfront cash ≈ £22,340 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.
How Barrow-upon-Humber compares
Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).
At £239,011, homes in Barrow-upon-Humber sell for 18% below the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (-19.8% vs +3.9%).
Prices by property type
Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Barrow-upon-Humber.
The most-traded type in Barrow-upon-Humber is detached (162 sales, median £285,000), which tends to set the tone of the area.
The Barrow-upon-Humber market: activity & mix
How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.
* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.
Around 112 homes changed hands in Barrow-upon-Humber in 2025 — in line with the area's average of roughly 111 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2018 (133 sales). Steady turnover means a reasonable flow of fresh listings through the year. 0% of recent sales in Barrow-upon-Humber were leasehold — almost entirely freehold. New-build made up 14% of sales, a modest amount of new supply.
Living in Barrow-upon-Humber: is it a nice area?
What the official deprivation statistics say about quality of life here — income, education, health and crime, relative to the rest of England.
On the official English Indices of Deprivation, the 100 neighbourhoods of North Lincolnshire, the local authority containing Barrow-upon-Humber, average 5.1 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — around the middle of the English range. 46% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 21% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 5.3/10, pointing to moderate recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.
Mean decile across 100 Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs): 1 = among the most deprived 10% in England, 10 = the least. Source: English Indices of Deprivation (MHCLG). A statistical baseline, not a judgement — streets vary enormously within any average.
Where Barrow-upon-Humber is
The town outlined on the map — pan and zoom, then search any address inside it for a full report.
Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Barrow-upon-Humber house prices — FAQs
Over the last three years the median sold price in Barrow-upon-Humber was £206,750, with a mean of £239,011, based on 306 HM Land Registry sales.
At a £206,750 median, Barrow-upon-Humber is cheaper than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.
On our smoothed index, Barrow-upon-Humber prices have moved -19.8% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.
Of the common types, terraced have the lowest median at £118,000 (41 sales).
Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £117,750, and most buyers competed in the £155,000–£310,000 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £399,950.
Prices in Barrow-upon-Humber are -11.3% over the last five years, and +8.5% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.
On the £206,750 median-priced Barrow-upon-Humber home, a home-mover pays about £1,635 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £0 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.
A 10% deposit on the median £206,750 Barrow-upon-Humber home is £20,675 (5% would be £10,338). Borrowing the remaining £186,075 implies a household income of roughly £41,500 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.
Roughly 112 sales a year have been recorded in Barrow-upon-Humber recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a reasonably active market with a steady flow of listings.
Area figures set the scene, but every home differs. A Housometer report scores an individual Barrow-upon-Humber address across value, energy, flood & ground risk, crime, schools, transport, noise, air and more — search any address to see it.
"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across North Lincolnshire (the local authority Barrow-upon-Humber sits in) average 5.1/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 46% in the least-deprived half of England. Deprivation, income, education, health and crime all vary street by street — check the specific address, not just the area.
On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across North Lincolnshire (the local authority Barrow-upon-Humber sits in) averages 5.3/10 (10 = lowest recorded-crime deprivation in England). That's an area-wide average from official data — a Housometer report maps 24 months of street-level recorded crime around any specific address.
Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.