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Property Market Insights – L257

Property price trends, transaction volumes and rolling 12-month market signals for postcode sector L257 using Land Registry data.

Property market insights

Current Insights

Signals currently stored for L257

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Liquidity Stress

28 transactions

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

Property transactions in postcode sector L257 fell 44.0% in 31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026 while median prices still rose 6.9%, suggesting weakening market liquidity.

Insight Trigger

Rolling 12-Month Price Change That Triggered Insight

Previous window median price

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025

£255,000

Current window median price

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

£272,500

Percentage change

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025 vs 31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

+6.9%

Data based on Land Registry Category A transactions (standard sales), excluding new build properties. Postcode sectors must have at least 20 transactions to generate an insight.

Rolling 12-Month Chart

Rolling 12-Month Sales

Each data point represents the previous 12 months of Land Registry transactions ending in that year. For example, the 2026 point represents Feb 2025 – Jan 2026.

Rolling 12-Month Chart

Rolling 12-Month Median Price

Each data point represents the previous 12 months of Land Registry transactions ending in that year. For example, the 2026 point represents Feb 2025 – Jan 2026.

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Sales per year

Historical Chart

Median price per year

Historical Data - Complete years only

Land Registry yearly summary

Year Sales Median price
1995 27 £68,000
1996 44 £59,475
1997 45 £57,000
1998 49 £69,000
1999 40 £68,250
2000 53 £75,000
2001 51 £91,500
2002 56 £96,000
2003 48 £121,500
2004 47 £140,000
2005 36 £163,500
2006 41 £180,000
2007 44 £192,500
2008 35 £181,500
2009 33 £175,000
2010 40 £149,975
2011 46 £149,975
2012 29 £152,950
2013 38 £156,475
2014 57 £172,500
2015 66 £189,500
2016 61 £186,500
2017 43 £205,000
2018 42 £210,950
2019 56 £189,000
2020 46 £212,500
2021 59 £230,000
2022 39 £300,000
2023 37 £257,000
2024 50 £267,500
2025 29 £285,000