Lancaster Property Prices and Rents
A quick local authority snapshot for prices, rents, local incomes and market direction. Use the deeper market pages for sales, rental and affordability evidence.
Lancaster market at a glance
Page refreshed 19 August 2026Average house price£199,762
MoM +3.0%YoY +4.9%
Average private rent£815
MoM +0.5%YoY +6.0%
Median annual pay£35,708ASHE 2026
Employment rate77.7%Aged 16-64
What this means
Lancaster house prices are rising modestly compared with last year. Rent and wage data help compare local affordability and demand.
Data freshness
- House price data
- June 2026
- Rent data
- July 2026
- Pay data
- Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
Official price trend
All homes UK HPI series, last 5Y.
All homes average price was £199,762 in June 2026, 3.0% up over the month and 4.9% up over the year.
Monthly movementUp 3.0%From £193,988 last month
Annual movementUp 4.9%From £190,485 last year
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month: July 2025 | Average: £193,460 | Monthly: +1.6% | Annual: -2.6% |
| Month: August 2025 | Average: £194,862 | Monthly: +0.7% | Annual: +0.7% |
| Month: September 2025 | Average: £196,312 | Monthly: +0.7% | Annual: -0.4% |
| Month: October 2025 | Average: £199,536 | Monthly: +1.6% | Annual: +1.2% |
| Month: November 2025 | Average: £198,698 | Monthly: -0.4% | Annual: -0.9% |
| Month: December 2025 | Average: £199,591 | Monthly: +0.4% | Annual: +1.6% |
| Month: January 2026 | Average: £197,643 | Monthly: -1.0% | Annual: +2.1% |
| Month: February 2026 | Average: £196,736 | Monthly: -0.5% | Annual: +1.3% |
| Month: March 2026 | Average: £193,695 | Monthly: -1.5% | Annual: -0.6% |
| Month: April 2026 | Average: £192,173 | Monthly: -0.8% | Annual: -0.4% |
| Month: May 2026 | Average: £193,988 | Monthly: +0.9% | Annual: +1.1% |
| Month: June 2026 | Average: £199,762 | Monthly: +3.0% | Annual: +4.9% |
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House Prices And Sold-Price Evidence
UK HPI shows £199,762 for June 2026, with raw completed-sale evidence from HM Land Registry.
Open pageRents, Yield And Rental DemandONS private rents show £815 average rent, with an indicative gross yield signal.
Open pageWages, Employment And AffordabilityMedian resident pay is £35,708 and helps compare local affordability.
Open pageLancaster Property GuidesOpen local-authority-specific guides that explain how to use the data safely.
Open pageSources of this data
UK House Price Index (ONS) · Office for National Statistics Private Rent Index · ASHE earnings data
Official property market data is usually delayed because figures are published after the reporting month has ended.
Lancaster market commentary
What the latest official data may mean for buyers, renters and investors.
Lancaster’s average house price reached £199,762 in June 2026, according to the UK House Price Index. That is a new high point in the supplied data, and it lifts the city back above the £200,000 mark by a small margin.
Lancaster’s average monthly private rent stood at £815 in July 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. That was up £4 from June’s £811.
It means rents rose by 0.5% month on month. The annual picture is still clearly upward, but the pace has eased a little.
Lancaster’s labour-market picture is fairly steady in the latest ONS/Nomis data, with a resident population of 145,237 in 2025. That scale matters for housing context because it suggests a sizeable local base of workers and households, but not a large city by UK standards.