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 5 July 2026Average house price£193,299
MoM -0.8%YoY +0.2%
Average private rent£807
MoM +0.3%YoY +6.2%
Median annual pay£35,708ASHE 2025
Employment rate79.6%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
- April 2026
- Rent data
- May 2026
- Pay data
- Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Official price trend
All homes UK HPI series, last 5Y.
All homes average price was £193,299 in April 2026, 0.8% down over the month and 0.2% up over the year.
Monthly movementDown 0.8%From £194,861 last month
Annual movementUp 0.2%From £192,994 last year
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month: May 2025 | Average: £191,867 | Monthly: -0.6% | Annual: -0.8% |
| Month: June 2025 | Average: £190,468 | Monthly: -0.7% | Annual: -2.6% |
| Month: July 2025 | Average: £193,521 | Monthly: +1.6% | Annual: -2.6% |
| Month: August 2025 | Average: £194,786 | Monthly: +0.7% | Annual: +0.7% |
| Month: September 2025 | Average: £196,629 | Monthly: +0.9% | Annual: -0.2% |
| Month: October 2025 | Average: £199,585 | Monthly: +1.5% | Annual: +1.2% |
| Month: November 2025 | Average: £199,170 | Monthly: -0.2% | Annual: -0.7% |
| Month: December 2025 | Average: £200,035 | Monthly: +0.4% | Annual: +1.8% |
| Month: January 2026 | Average: £198,942 | Monthly: -0.5% | Annual: +2.8% |
| Month: February 2026 | Average: £197,605 | Monthly: -0.7% | Annual: +1.8% |
| Month: March 2026 | Average: £194,861 | Monthly: -1.4% | Annual: 0.0% |
| Month: April 2026 | Average: £193,299 | Monthly: -0.8% | Annual: +0.2% |
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House Prices And Sold-Price Evidence
UK HPI shows £193,299 for April 2026, with raw completed-sale evidence from HM Land Registry.
Open pageRents, Yield And Rental DemandONS private rents show £807 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 latest UK House Price Index reading puts the average home price at £193,299 in April 2026. That is down 0.8% from March, when the average stood at £194,861.
The monthly fall follows a sharper 1.4% drop in the previous month, so prices have eased again after a brief run-up earlier in the year.
Lancaster’s private rented sector continued to edge upwards in May 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. The average rent reached £807.
That was up from £804 in April, a monthly rise of 0.3%. It also leaves rents 6.2% higher than a year earlier, when the average was £760.
Lancaster’s labour market profile shows a relatively strong resident employment picture, alongside pay that sits below the Great Britain average. The latest ONS and Nomis data, using the Annual Population Survey and ASHE earnings figures, put the city’s resident population at 145,006 in 2024.
Resident median full-time pay is £686.70 a week.