Hyndburn: the market in figures
Hyndburn is near the bottom of the table: 131st among 135 areas, and 22nd of 22 among the North West areas. At £142,964 it is 35.1% below the regional average of £220,393 and 47.6% short of the UK's £273,037. Yet the 7.6% annual rise is well above the 2.2% for the North West. The 2026 level of £142,964 compares with £126,730 in 2022, the year before the first fall. Its first-time buyer average of £133,390 is lower than any neighbour's all-buyer average.
The path since 2016 has one big step. The price began at £92,515, dropped 2% in 2017 to its low of £90,634, then barely moved through 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2021 it leapt 22.4% to £116,936, and 2022 added 8.4%. After a fall of 1.9% in 2023, the later years brought 1.3%, 5.5% and 7.6%. The final reading is the highest, and the overall gain is 54.5%, or £50,449.
A flat in Hyndburn averages £84,341 and a terraced house £124,189. A semi-detached averages £167,121, a detached house £249,874. The difference between detached and flat is £165,533, or 196.3%. First-time buyers pay £133,390, which is 6.7% below the figure for all buyers.
Every listed neighbour costs more. Wigan (£194,393) is 36% higher, Calderdale (£197,651) 38.3% higher, Rossendale (£201,483) 40.9% higher, Bolton (£203,951) 42.7% higher and Bury (£243,107) 70% higher. Calderdale's annual rise of 7.8% is just ahead of Hyndburn's 7.6%.
At the average price, a move carries £359 of Stamp Duty Land Tax, or 0.3%. First-time buyers owe nothing, and an additional property carries £7,507. The HM Land Registry fee is £100. Hyndburn recorded 1,148 sales in the year to May 2026.
Rossendale is nearest, 12 km away, and Wigan is 29 km away. All five rose over the year: Bury and Wigan 2.8%, Rossendale 4.9%, Bolton 4.8%, Calderdale 7.8%.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Hyndburn
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Hyndburn). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Open Financial Services Ltd | 5 | 42 | 60 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Hyndburn?
The average price of a home in Hyndburn was £142,964 in August 2026, +7.6% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Hyndburn?
The average price in Hyndburn went from £92,515 in August 2016 to £142,964 in August 2026, a change of +54.5%; +7.6% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Hyndburn?
On £142,964, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £359 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £7,507 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Hyndburn?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Hyndburn in August 2016 (£92,515) and sold at the August 2026 average (£142,964), the gain of £50,449 costs a higher rate taxpayer £11,388, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Hyndburn expensive?
Hyndburn ranks 131st of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | North West |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £249,874 | £388,124 |
| Semi-detached | £167,121 | £242,592 |
| Terraced | £124,189 | £178,230 |
| Flat or maisonette | £84,341 | £140,000 |
| All types | £142,964 | £220,393 |
| First-time buyers | £133,390 | £191,727 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £92,515 | — |
| 2017 | £90,634 | -2% |
| 2018 | £94,803 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | £95,244 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | £95,516 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | £116,936 | +22.4% |
| 2022 | £126,730 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | £124,294 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | £125,953 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | £132,839 | +5.5% |
| 2026 | £142,964 | +7.6% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).