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House prices in Littleborough

The average house price in Littleborough over the last three years is £241,870, with a median sold price of £211,250 — below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.

Ranks #812 of 1050 towns & cities by median price — more expensive than 23% of them.
Median price
£211k
last 3 yrs
1-year change
-1.2%
5-year change
+11.1%
Sales / yr
234

HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026

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Sold prices in Littleborough

Based on 736 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).

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The average house price in Littleborough over the last three years is £241,870, with a median sold price of £211,250 — below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean and median are close, so prices here are fairly evenly spread rather than skewed by a few outliers. That's drawn from 736 recorded sales — a reasonably active local market.

Littleborough price trend

Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.

LittleboroughEngland & Wales
£150k£200k£250k£300k201620182020202220242026£229k
1 year
-1.2%
5 years
+11.1%
10 years
+73%

Over five years, prices in Littleborough have risen (+11.1%). Across a full decade they are +73%. The last twelve months alone: -1.2%. Prices in Littleborough still sit about 4.5% below their 2025 peak on our smoothed index — worth knowing when a seller's asking price was set with the top of the market in mind.

How Littleborough growth compares

Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Littleborough directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.

LittleboroughEngland & Wales
100120140160180201620182020202220242026+81%

Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.

What it costs to buy in Littleborough

From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.

£211k
Entry-level
£120k
10th %ile
Middle of the market
£151k–£280k
25–75th %ile
Premium
£378k
90th %ile

Homes in Littleborough span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £120,000, while the top tenth fetched over £377,500. Half of all sales fell between £150,750 and £280,000 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.

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Target price in Littleborough
£211,000
around the local median · 35% up the local range
£120,000 · entry-level£380,000 · premium
deposit
Deposit (10%)
£21,100
Stamp duty (SDLT)
£1,720
Monthly repayment
£1,110/mo
5% · 25-yr repayment
Income needed
~£42,000
at 4.5× lending

Upfront cash ≈ £22,820 (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 Littleborough compares

Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).

Littleborough (this area)£242k
England£291khere: -17%
Littleborough 1-yr -1.2%England 1-yr +3.9%

At £241,870, homes in Littleborough sell for 17% below the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (-1.2% vs +3.9%).

Prices by property type

Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Littleborough.

TypeMedian£/m²Sales
Terraced£160,000314 (43%)
Semi-detached£242,500211 (29%)
Detached£356,500132 (18%)
Other£210,00042 (6%)
Flat / maisonette£130,00037 (5%)

The most-traded type in Littleborough is terraced (314 sales, median £160,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£130,000) and houses (~£225,975) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.

The Littleborough market: activity & mix

How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.

Sales per year
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234'25
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* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.

Tenure & new-build mix
Leasehold 63.7%Freehold 36.3%
New-build 3.3%Existing 96.7%

Around 234 homes changed hands in Littleborough in 2025 — in line with the area's average of roughly 257 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (329 sales). Steady turnover means a reasonable flow of fresh listings through the year. 64% of recent sales in Littleborough were leasehold — overwhelmingly leasehold — expect flats and ground rents. New-build made up 3% of sales, a modest amount of new supply.

Living in Littleborough: 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 133 neighbourhoods of Rochdale, the local authority containing Littleborough, average 3.6 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — more deprived than most of England. 23% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 43% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 3.1/10, pointing to higher recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.

Overall deprivation
3.6/10
Income
3.9/10
Education
4/10
Health
3/10
Crime domain
3.1/10

Mean decile across 133 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.

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Littleborough boundary

Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Littleborough house prices — FAQs

What is the average house price in Littleborough?

Over the last three years the median sold price in Littleborough was £211,250, with a mean of £241,870, based on 736 HM Land Registry sales.

Is Littleborough expensive?

At a £211,250 median, Littleborough is cheaper than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.

Are house prices in Littleborough going up or down?

On our smoothed index, Littleborough prices have moved -1.2% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.

What's the cheapest type of home to buy in Littleborough?

Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £130,000 (37 sales).

How much do I need to buy in Littleborough?

Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £120,000, and most buyers competed in the £150,750–£280,000 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £377,500.

How much have Littleborough house prices changed over 5 years?

Prices in Littleborough are +11.1% over the last five years, and +73% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.

How much stamp duty will I pay on a home in Littleborough?

On the £211,250 median-priced Littleborough home, a home-mover pays about £1,725 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.

How much deposit and income do I need to buy in Littleborough?

A 10% deposit on the median £211,250 Littleborough home is £21,125 (5% would be £10,563). Borrowing the remaining £190,125 implies a household income of roughly £42,500 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.

How many homes sell in Littleborough each year?

Roughly 234 sales a year have been recorded in Littleborough recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a reasonably active market with a steady flow of listings.

Are homes in Littleborough freehold or leasehold?

64% of recent sales in Littleborough were leasehold and the rest freehold. Leasehold usually means flats — always check the remaining lease length and any service charge or ground rent before offering.

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Is Littleborough a nice area to live?

"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across Rochdale (the local authority Littleborough sits in) average 3.6/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 23% 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.

Is Littleborough safe?

On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across Rochdale (the local authority Littleborough sits in) averages 3.1/10 (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.

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Sources

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.