Postcode Sector Insight Detail

Property Market Insights – S56

Property price trends, transaction volumes and rolling 12-month market signals for postcode sector S56 using Land Registry data.

Property market insights

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Signals currently stored for S56

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Unexpected Hotspot

62 transactions

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

Median property prices in postcode sector S56 rose 7.4% over the past 12 months, significantly outperforming the UK average increase of 1.8%. Despite this surge, the sector's median price remains below the national average.

Insight Trigger

Rolling 12-Month Price Change That Triggered Insight

Previous window median price

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025

£128,000

Current window median price

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

£137,500

Percentage change

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

+7.4%

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

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Median price per year

Historical Data - Complete years only

Land Registry yearly summary

Year Sales Median price
1995 90 £26,750
1996 95 £25,000
1997 92 £25,725
1998 86 £26,900
1999 119 £25,950
2000 115 £28,000
2001 157 £28,500
2002 197 £33,000
2003 180 £45,000
2004 169 £66,000
2005 134 £78,175
2006 166 £85,600
2007 168 £97,725
2008 96 £90,000
2009 69 £80,000
2010 70 £80,000
2011 66 £80,000
2012 62 £75,500
2013 79 £70,000
2014 93 £78,000
2015 85 £70,000
2016 72 £81,500
2017 101 £82,000
2018 96 £85,000
2019 86 £89,000
2020 86 £99,500
2021 81 £114,000
2022 93 £126,000
2023 88 £117,500
2024 73 £127,500
2025 64 £133,500