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Property Market Insights – WS86

Property price trends, transaction volumes and rolling 12-month market signals for postcode sector WS86 using Land Registry data.

Property market insights

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Signals currently stored for WS86

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Unexpected Hotspot

46 transactions

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

Median property prices in postcode sector WS86 rose 12.4% 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

£195,000

Current window median price

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

£219,248

Percentage change

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

+12.4%

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

Historical Chart

Median price per year

Historical Data - Complete years only

Land Registry yearly summary

Year Sales Median price
1995 26 £45,150
1996 34 £40,375
1997 47 £46,000
1998 43 £48,950
1999 48 £47,250
2000 49 £51,500
2001 56 £53,750
2002 87 £79,500
2003 80 £90,000
2004 100 £100,500
2005 81 £120,000
2006 96 £120,000
2007 106 £123,750
2008 40 £127,000
2009 35 £115,800
2010 44 £111,000
2011 49 £114,950
2012 45 £110,000
2013 44 £125,000
2014 65 £125,000
2015 68 £124,500
2016 65 £129,000
2017 96 £136,500
2018 80 £145,500
2019 93 £148,000
2020 59 £153,000
2021 96 £166,250
2022 72 £180,000
2023 72 £185,000
2024 69 £192,500
2025 47 £219,995