Sold price history
Wells-next-the-sea house prices
The record shows a median of £248,000 for Wells-next-the-sea, street by street and sale by sale. Over the past decade prices are +16% in cash — but −17% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £248,000
- 10 years · cash
- +16%
- 10 years · real
- −17%
HM Land Registry · 1,883 sales ·
751 with floor area ·
Updated 8 May 2026
Key facts
Median price
£248,000
Price per m²
£3,300
Sales recorded
1,883
Price range
£19,864 – £3,000,000
Wells-next-the-sea prices since 1995
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
Since 2016, prices in Wells-next-the-sea are +16% in cash. After inflation, that is −17% — the honest measure of growth.
Recent sales in Wells-next-the-sea
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | 57 High Street · NR23 1EN | Terraced Freehold | £355,000 | — |
| 27 May 2026 | Flat 2, Smugglers Cove Northfield Lane · NR23 1LQ | Flat Leasehold | £315,000 | — |
| 14 May 2026 | 1 Park Road · NR23 1DQ | Terraced Freehold | £240,000 | — |
| 8 May 2026 | 18 Russell Close · NR23 1BX | Semi-detached Freehold | £401,000 | £5,729 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Jowsers Northfield Lane · NR23 1JZ | Detached Freehold | £365,000 | — |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 62D Mill Road · NR23 1DB | Flat Leasehold | £210,000 | £4,286 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 8 Russell Close · NR23 1BX | Semi-detached Freehold | £430,000 | £5,584 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 85 Northfield Crescent · NR23 1LR | Detached Freehold | £530,000 | £3,897 |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 2 Market Lane · NR23 1HJ | Detached Freehold | £450,000 | £4,592 |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 26 Ashburton Close · NR23 1QG | Detached Freehold | £625,000 | £4,252 |
| 30 Jan 2026 | 21 Waveney Close · NR23 1HU | Detached Freehold | £375,000 | £4,412 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | 18 Dogger Lane · NR23 1BE | Terraced Freehold | £355,000 | £8,256 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Beresford House Lugger Yard · NR23 1BS | Semi-detached Freehold | £860,000 | £5,890 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | 3 Marsh Lane · NR23 1EG | Terraced Freehold | £305,000 | — |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 44 Northfield Lane · NR23 1LQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £260,000 | — |
| 9 Dec 2025 | 2 Rectory Close · NR23 1NB | Detached Freehold | £600,000 | £6,742 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 2 Flint Drift · NR23 1UA | Detached Freehold | £505,000 | £4,244 |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 58 Northfield Crescent · NR23 1LP | Terraced Freehold | £224,000 | £3,556 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 12 Russell Close · NR23 1BX | Semi-detached Freehold | £440,000 | £6,027 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 15 Knitting Needle Lane · NR23 1LN | Terraced Freehold | £235,000 | £4,123 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | 63 Wells Road · NR23 1QE | Detached Freehold | £680,000 | — |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 1 Claxtons Yard · NR23 1DZ | Detached Freehold | £380,000 | — |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Flat 6, Monteagle The Buttlands · NR23 1EU | Flat Leasehold | £200,000 | £4,444 |
| 2 Oct 2025 | 5 Roses Court · NR23 1DG | Detached Freehold | £590,000 | £4,403 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 1 Beldorma Close · NR23 1EE | Detached Freehold | £530,000 | — |
| 25 Sep 2025 | 1 Croft Yard · NR23 1JS | Detached Freehold | £480,000 | £4,528 |
| 19 Sep 2025 | 1 Mindhams Yard · NR23 1BL | Terraced Freehold | £186,480 | £4,238 |
| 15 Sep 2025 | 20 The Glebe · NR23 1AZ | Terraced Freehold | £410,000 | £5,857 |
| 10 Sep 2025 | 36 High Street · NR23 1EP | Terraced Freehold | £508,000 | £5,976 |
| 5 Sep 2025 | 14 Mill Road · NR23 1HB | Semi-detached Freehold | £375,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Wells-next-the-sea
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144, Camping Hill | £21,500 14 May 1998 | £55,000 3 Dec 1999 | 2 | +83% per year | +81% inflation-adjusted |
| The Bakery House, Chapel Street | £175,000 20 Apr 2000 | £310,000 30 Apr 2001 | 2 | +74% per year | +71% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, Dogger Lane | £102,500 15 Jun 2001 | £189,000 28 Aug 2002 | 2 | +66% per year | +64% inflation-adjusted |
| Briar Cottage, East End | £80,000 15 Sep 2000 | £175,000 18 Jun 2002 | 2 | +56% per year | +53% inflation-adjusted |
| Barnacles, Jolly Sailor Yard | £82,000 2 Jun 2000 | £225,000 23 Oct 2002 | 2 | +53% per year | +50% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, Northfield Crescent | £60,000 16 Jul 2014 | £248,750 16 Feb 2018 | 2 | +49% per year | +46% inflation-adjusted |
| 1, Honeymoon Row | £49,950 27 Sep 1999 | £154,950 14 Nov 2003 | 2 | +32% per year | +29% inflation-adjusted |
| 21, Church Plain | £275,000 21 Aug 2006 | £375,000 19 Oct 2007 | 2 | +31% per year | +28% inflation-adjusted |
| 15, Waveney Close | £78,854 8 Jun 2009 | £175,000 15 Jun 2012 | 2 | +30% per year | +26% inflation-adjusted |
| 19, Neilsen Close | £42,000 1 Mar 2000 | £85,000 22 Nov 2002 | 2 | +29% per year | +28% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Neilsen Close | £45,000 16 Jun 2000 | £110,000 12 Feb 2004 | 2 | +28% per year | +25% inflation-adjusted |
| 14, Theatre Road | £77,750 8 Sep 1998 | £176,000 25 Jan 2002 | 2 | +27% per year | +25% inflation-adjusted |
| 62A, Mill Road | £65,000 22 Mar 2002 | £132,000 18 Mar 2005 | 2 | +27% per year | +24% inflation-adjusted |
| The Tower House, The Buttlands | £317,500 8 Dec 2005 | £645,000 12 Dec 2008 | 2 | +27% per year | +23% inflation-adjusted |
| 78A, Wells Road | £31,000 21 Jun 1996 | £151,500 1 Aug 2003 | 3 | +25% per year | +23% inflation-adjusted |
| Whelk Shed 4, East End | £22,000 30 Sep 1998 | £32,500 30 Jun 2000 | 2 | +25% per year | +22% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, Dogger Lane | £195,000 19 Jul 2002 | £300,000 12 Jul 2004 | 2 | +24% per year | +22% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, Elgars Row | £50,000 3 Jun 1997 | £198,000 21 Oct 2003 | 2 | +24% per year | +22% inflation-adjusted |
| 36, Theatre Road | £37,000 21 Feb 1997 | £144,950 10 Jul 2003 | 4 | +24% per year | +22% inflation-adjusted |
| 16, Bluebell Gardens | £52,000 17 Sep 1999 | £125,000 5 Dec 2003 | 2 | +23% per year | +21% inflation-adjusted |
| 80, Freeman Street | £280,000 11 Aug 2006 | £357,500 19 Oct 2007 | 2 | +23% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| The Square House 4, The Buttlands | £95,000 15 Jan 2002 | £182,500 31 Mar 2005 | 2 | +23% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| 1 - 2, Masseys Yard | £33,000 24 Jan 1996 | £162,000 1 Dec 2003 | 2 | +22% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| Hill Field, Warham Road | £167,500 19 Dec 2001 | £485,000 27 Mar 2007 | 2 | +22% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| 10, Northfield Avenue | £220,000 28 Jan 2016 | £445,000 29 Jul 2019 | 2 | +22% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| 60, Wells Road | £475,000 7 Jun 2013 | £2,100,000 16 Nov 2020 | 2 | +22% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| 33, Mill Court | £75,000 12 Oct 1998 | £160,000 7 Aug 2002 | 3 | +22% per year | +20% inflation-adjusted |
| 33, Waveney Close | £98,500 9 May 2000 | £120,000 23 Mar 2001 | 3 | +22% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| Monteagle South Flat, The Buttlands | £20,000 15 Mar 1995 | £53,000 2 Mar 2000 | 2 | +22% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| 9, Elgars Row | £55,500 22 Oct 1999 | £136,000 21 May 2004 | 2 | +22% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| 3, Copys Green | £71,000 21 Jan 2000 | £198,000 6 May 2005 | 3 | +21% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| 6, Church Plain | £42,000 19 Dec 1996 | £159,500 27 Nov 2003 | 2 | +21% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, The Glebe | £75,000 22 Feb 2002 | £160,000 7 Feb 2006 | 3 | +21% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| Tudor Cottage, Jolly Sailor Yard | £130,000 12 Nov 1998 | £300,000 16 Apr 2003 | 2 | +21% per year | +18% inflation-adjusted |
| Crown Lodge, Crown Road | £110,000 7 May 1999 | £303,000 24 Sep 2004 | 2 | +21% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| Lantern House, Theatre Road | £210,000 12 Apr 2002 | £295,000 2 Feb 2004 | 2 | +21% per year | +18% inflation-adjusted |
| Oyster Cottage, 20, High Street | £55,000 20 Jun 1997 | £342,000 26 Mar 2007 | 2 | +21% per year | +18% inflation-adjusted |
| Whalebone Cottage, Whalebone Yard | £87,007 23 Feb 1998 | £249,950 21 Oct 2003 | 2 | +20% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| Stonipatch, Jolly Sailor Yard | £92,500 7 Apr 2000 | £350,000 29 Jun 2007 | 2 | +20% per year | +18% inflation-adjusted |
| The Mews, The Buttlands | £65,750 19 Jul 1996 | £205,000 23 Oct 2002 | 2 | +20% per year | +18% inflation-adjusted |
| 5, Bridge Street | £212,500 6 Oct 2011 | £395,000 2 Apr 2015 | 2 | +19% per year | +17% inflation-adjusted |
| Norwood, Warham Road | £82,500 28 Feb 1997 | £170,345 30 Mar 2001 | 3 | +19% per year | +17% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, The Bowling Green | £149,500 27 Mar 2002 | £195,000 29 Sep 2003 | 2 | +19% per year | +18% inflation-adjusted |
| Westhouse Cottage, Freeman Street | £142,500 23 Jun 1999 | £400,000 12 May 2005 | 2 | +19% per year | +17% inflation-adjusted |
| East Quay (Upton), East End | £690,000 3 Nov 2023 | £850,000 14 Jan 2025 | 2 | +19% per year | +14% inflation-adjusted |
| 49, Staithe Street | £46,000 5 Aug 1997 | £290,000 4 Apr 2008 | 2 | +19% per year | +16% inflation-adjusted |
| 44, Freeman Street | £58,000 13 May 1999 | £273,000 22 May 2008 | 3 | +19% per year | +16% inflation-adjusted |
| 43A, High Street | £39,000 31 Jul 1996 | £98,000 21 Dec 2001 | 2 | +19% per year | +16% inflation-adjusted |
| 3, Tunns Yard | £46,500 20 Jun 1997 | £95,000 29 Aug 2001 | 2 | +19% per year | +16% inflation-adjusted |
| Pauls Maltings Flat 1, The Quay | £47,000 22 Jun 1998 | £110,000 14 Jul 2003 | 2 | +18% per year | +16% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
Wells-next-the-sea house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Wells-next-the-sea?
The median sold price in Wells-next-the-sea is £248,000, based on 1,883 recorded sales from HM Land Registry.
What is the price range of homes sold in Wells-next-the-sea?
Recorded sales in Wells-next-the-sea range from £19,864 to £3,000,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Wells-next-the-sea risen?
Over the past decade prices in Wells-next-the-sea are +16% in cash terms but −17% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Wells-next-the-sea?
In Wells-next-the-sea the median price is £3,300 per square metre, from 751 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Wells-next-the-sea was 8 May 2026.
Postcode districts in Wells-next-the-sea
Streets in Wells-next-the-sea
Wells Road£230,000 medianHigh Street£264,750 medianFreeman Street£205,000 medianAshburton Close£369,995 medianWaveney Close£202,500 medianMill Road£210,000 medianThe Buttlands£242,000 medianChurch Street£255,000 medianMill Court£205,000 medianNorthfield Lane£245,000 medianThe Quay£276,250 medianMainsail Yard£342,000 medianPark Road£183,000 medianStaithe Street£204,000 medianEast End£232,500 medianChapel Yard£228,751 medianHome Piece Road£510,000 medianThe Glebe£170,000 medianTheatre Road£240,000 medianManor Farm Drive£427,500 medianJolly Sailor Yard£220,500 medianRussell Close£268,950 medianChurch Plain£275,000 medianTunns Yard£95,000 medianStandard Road£294,950 medianBurnt Street£227,500 medianNorthfield Crescent£165,975 medianClubbs Lane£236,000 medianBridge Street£395,000 medianWarham Road£168,923 median
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