House prices in BB5 3 (Oswaldtwistle)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BB5 3' (Oswaldtwistle, Accrington) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BB5 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BB5 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Oswaldtwistle.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Oswaldtwistle is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 44, Victoria Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, sold for £85,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 807 square feet, the price per sqft is £105.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £218-£232, £232-£246, £246-£260 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 165 sales in Oswaldtwistle (BB5 3) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Oswaldtwistle (BB5 3). Of the 165 transactions, half were sold for between £107 and £169 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'BB5 3' is £130. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £169 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Oswaldtwistle, Accrington

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Accrington. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Oswaldtwistle, Accrington

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BB5 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BB5 2 Accrington	£117 sqft	£176 sqft	£229 sqft
BB5 5 Clayton Le Moors	£111 sqft	£156 sqft	£212 sqft
BB5 4 Oswaldtwistle	£102 sqft	£134 sqft	£198 sqft
BB5 6 Accrington	£96 sqft	£121 sqft	£177 sqft
BB5 1 Accrington	£63 sqft	£82 sqft	£99 sqft
BB5 3 Oswaldtwistle	£107 sqft	£130 sqft	£169 sqft
BB5 0 Accrington	£71 sqft	£91 sqft	£120 sqft

Will Accrington house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BB5 3 (Oswaldtwistle) compared with both the wider area BB5 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Accrington to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Accrington and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Roe Greave Road, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3Q	914 sqft	£110	30
Stanley Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3P	990 sqft	£92	16
New Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3Q	979 sqft	£149	14
Rhyddings Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3E	0 sqft	£114	13
New Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3P	0 sqft	£113	13
Catlow Hall Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3E	0 sqft	£100	12
High Street, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3B	893 sqft	£137	11
White Ash Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3J	925 sqft	£148	10

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	New build sales
Brear Vale, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3R	0 sqft	£195	15

Brear Vale, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3R has seen 15 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £218,055). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 1,162 sqft, with an average price of £195 sqft. This £sqft average is £65 above the average for BB5 3. New builds typically command a £ per sqft premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Oswaldtwistle is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
44, Victoria St, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington	£85,000 Jul-2024	807	105
8, High St, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington	£110,000 Jul-2024	742	148
32, Catlow Hall St, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington	£82,000 Jul-2024	871	94

See the entire list of all sales in Oswaldtwistle (BB5 3) here.