Burnley Property Market: House Prices, Sold Data & Development Finance, Q3 2026 Review

Burnley: M65 corridor town with some of England's most affordable property and growing BTL investor interest.

The Burnley property market recorded 1,808 residential sales in the 12 months to 30 June 2026, with a median sale price of £115,000. This places Burnley £51k below the Lancashire county median of £166,250, and £170k below the approximate UK median of £285,000.

Prices in Burnley have shown modest growth, a year-on-year change of +2.7%. Within Lancashire, Burnley ranks 8th by price out of 8 principal towns, and 6th by transaction volume.

On a quarterly view, Burnley median prices moved from £119,000 in Q1 2025 to £127,500 in Q2 2026, a change of +7.1% over 5 quarters.

The local planning authority for Burnley approved 8 residential planning applications and refused 3 in Q3 2026 (1 July to 30 September 2026), with 10 still awaiting a decision. Too few decisions were captured in the period to state a reliable approval rate. Planning figures come from local planning authority records compiled by Landstack, retrieved on 3 October 2026. Councils and Landstack can take several days to publish decisions, so decisions made in the final days of Q3 2026 may not all be included yet.

Schemes approved in Q3 2026, together with those still awaiting a decision, propose around 22 homes, an estimated £2.5m of development value at local sale prices. Treat the unit total as an upper bound, since an outline permission and its reserved-matters application both count.

Property prices in Burnley vary significantly by type. The table below compares Burnley prices with Lancashire county averages and UK national figures.

Detached homes in Burnley command £295,000, while flat properties are most accessible at £84,000. The £211k spread between the most and least expensive types indicates a diverse market with opportunities across the development spectrum.

HM Land Registry has so far registered 13 new-build sales in Burnley for the past 12 months, 0.7% of registered transactions. New-build sales are typically registered 6 to 18 months after completion, so this understates current delivery and is not a completions figure.

Too few new-build sales have registered yet to quote a reliable new-build premium for Burnley.

Across the wider Lancashire market, 445 new-build sales have registered so far. See our Lancashire property market report for the full county picture.

The table below shows the most recently registered residential sales in Burnley, evidence of achieved prices for buyers, sellers and developers:

These transactions are sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and represent completed, registered sales. The range from £76,000 to £205,000 illustrates the breadth of the Burnley market.

For developers considering Burnley, the local market data translates directly into finance structuring. With a median value of £115,000 and detached homes at £295,000, lenders can assess scheme viability with confidence.

A typical development finance facility for a scheme in Burnley with a GDV of £295,000 would attract senior debt of approximately £191,750 at 65% LTGDV. Mezzanine finance can stretch total borrowing to 85-90% of costs, while bridging loans enable rapid site acquisitions completing in as little as 5 working days.

With prices rising 2.7% year-on-year, Burnley presents a supportive environment for new development. Lenders view positive price momentum favourably when assessing loan applications.

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To put Burnley's market in context, the table below compares it with similarly-priced towns across Lancashire:

For the full Lancashire town-by-town breakdown, see our comprehensive Lancashire property market report.