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House prices in Olney

The average house price in Olney over the last three years is £536,474, with a median sold price of £405,000 — above the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.

Ranks #243 of 1050 towns & cities by median price — more expensive than 77% of them.
Median price
£405k
last 3 yrs
1-year change
-8.5%
5-year change
-8%
Sales / yr
157

HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026

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Sold prices in Olney

Based on 599 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).

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The average house price in Olney over the last three years is £536,474, with a median sold price of £405,000 — above 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 599 recorded sales — a reasonably active local market.

Olney price trend

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

OlneyEngland & Wales
£200k£300k£400k£500k201620182020202220242026£385k
1 year
-8.5%
5 years
-8%
10 years
+22.2%

Over five years, prices in Olney have fallen (-8%). Across a full decade they are +22.2%. The last twelve months alone: -8.5%. Prices in Olney still sit about 21.6% 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 Olney growth compares

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

OlneyEngland & Wales
100120140160180201620182020202220242026+42%

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

What it costs to buy in Olney

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

£405k
Entry-level
£220k
10th %ile
Middle of the market
£306k–£560k
25–75th %ile
Premium
£730k
90th %ile

Homes in Olney span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £219,999, while the top tenth fetched over £730,000. Half of all sales fell between £305,500 and £560,000 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.

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Target price in Olney
£405,000
around the local median · 37% up the local range
£215,000 · entry-level£730,000 · premium
deposit
Deposit (10%)
£40,500
Stamp duty (SDLT)
£10,250
Monthly repayment
£2,131/mo
5% · 25-yr repayment
Income needed
~£81,000
at 4.5× lending

Upfront cash ≈ £50,750 (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 Olney compares

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

Olney (this area)£536k
England£291khere: +84%
Olney 1-yr -8.5%England 1-yr +3.9%

At £536,474, homes in Olney sell for 84% above the England average. Prices here have moved slower than England as a whole over the past year (-8.5% vs +3.9%).

Prices by property type

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

TypeMedian£/m²Sales
Detached£550,000265 (44%)
Terraced£300,000134 (22%)
Semi-detached£345,000118 (20%)
Flat / maisonette£229,99556 (9%)
Other£695,00026 (4%)

The most-traded type in Olney is detached (265 sales, median £550,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£229,995) and houses (~£438,414) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.

The Olney market: activity & mix

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

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

Tenure & new-build mix
Leasehold 12%Freehold 88%
New-build 18.2%Existing 81.8%

Around 157 homes changed hands in Olney in 2025 — quieter than the area's average of roughly 191 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2021 (277 sales). A quieter market cuts competition: well-priced homes still sell, but buyers have more room to negotiate and less pressure to rush. 12% of recent sales in Olney were leasehold — mostly freehold, with some leasehold flats. New-build made up 18% of sales, a meaningful pipeline of new supply.

Living in Olney: 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 143 neighbourhoods of Milton Keynes, the local authority containing Olney, average 5.7 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — around the middle of the English range. 57% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 13% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 5.7/10, 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.

Overall deprivation
5.7/10
Income
5.5/10
Education
5.4/10
Health
5.8/10
Crime domain
5.7/10

Mean decile across 143 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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Olney boundary

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

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Olney house prices — FAQs

What is the average house price in Olney?

Over the last three years the median sold price in Olney was £405,000, with a mean of £536,474, based on 599 HM Land Registry sales.

Is Olney expensive?

At a £405,000 median, Olney is more expensive than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.

Are house prices in Olney going up or down?

On our smoothed index, Olney prices have moved -8.5% 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 Olney?

Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £229,995 (56 sales).

How much do I need to buy in Olney?

Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £219,999, and most buyers competed in the £305,500–£560,000 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £730,000.

How much have Olney house prices changed over 5 years?

Prices in Olney are -8% over the last five years, and +22.2% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.

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

On the £405,000 median-priced Olney home, a home-mover pays about £10,250 in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £5,250 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.

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

A 10% deposit on the median £405,000 Olney home is £40,500 (5% would be £20,250). Borrowing the remaining £364,500 implies a household income of roughly £81,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.

How many homes sell in Olney each year?

Roughly 157 sales a year have been recorded in Olney recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a reasonably active market with a steady flow of listings.

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Is Olney a nice area to live?

"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across Milton Keynes (the local authority Olney sits in) average 5.7/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 57% 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 Olney safe?

On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across Milton Keynes (the local authority Olney sits in) averages 5.7/10 (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.