Area market snapshot · in Greater Manchester

Hale property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Hale sits on the edge of Greater Manchester.
Median asking price
£900,000↑ 233% above Greater Manchester

199 for sale · Greater Manchester £270k

Median sold price · 12 months to February 2026
£660,000
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Hale£642,475£900,000£1,850,000
Greater Manchester£190,000£270,000£400,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Hale differs from Greater Manchester
  • A typical 2-bed asks £375k here, compared to £200k across Greater Manchester
The last 30 days

More homes came onto the market in Hale than left it

New listings
34

↓ 43% · was 60

Price cuts
33

↑ 32% · was 25

Went off market
24

↑ 4% · was 23

Typical time listed
Tracking since May 2026

we need a longer tracking history here before this is reliable

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

We're still expanding our listing coverage in Hale, so rises here partly reflect us seeing more of the market, not just market activity.

Asking prices

Where homes in Hale sit by price band, against Greater Manchester

Homes for sale in Hale skew pricier than in Greater Manchester

11% of Hale listings ask under £400k, a smaller share than Greater Manchester (74%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandHale listingsHale shareGreater Manchester share
<£400k2111%74%
£400k–600k2211%15%
£600k–800k3920%6%
£800k–1m2412%3%
£1m–1.25m1910%1%
£1.25m–1.5m116%1%
£1.5m–2m2312%1%
£2m+4020%1%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Hale, set against Greater Manchester

Detached houses are 48% of homes for sale in Hale, against 17% across Greater Manchester

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeHaleGreater Manchester
Detached (95 for sale)£48£17
Flats (34 for sale)£17£23
Semi-detached (32 for sale)£16£28
Terraced (24 for sale)£12£24

Detached houses in Hale ask £1.8m, 250% more than Greater Manchester detached houses (£500k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeHaleGreater Manchester
Detached (95 for sale)£1,750,000£500,000
Flats (34 for sale)£420,000£190,000
Semi-detached (32 for sale)£772,500£290,000
Terraced (24 for sale)£687,500£220,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to August 2026
£482per sq ft

219 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£462per sq ft↑ 57% above Greater Manchester

192 listings with a known floor area

Greater Manchester: £295 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Hale are up 45% over 10 years, to £482

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsHale
Sept 2016£332
Dec 2016£353
Mar 2017£356
Jun 2017£358
Sept 2017£373
Dec 2017£372
Mar 2018£380
Jun 2018£385
Sept 2018£385
Dec 2018£394
Mar 2019£389
Jun 2019£386
Sept 2019£386
Dec 2019£387
Mar 2020£390
Jun 2020£406
Sept 2020£401
Dec 2020£405
Mar 2021£409
Jun 2021£411
Sept 2021£423
Dec 2021£427
Mar 2022£441
Jun 2022£471
Sept 2022£479
Dec 2022£488
Mar 2023£490
Jun 2023£491
Sept 2023£490
Dec 2023£490
Mar 2024£488
Jun 2024£481
Sept 2024£474
Dec 2024£467
Mar 2025£470
Jun 2025£472
Sept 2025£477
Dec 2025£488
Mar 2026£486
Jun 2026£487
Aug 2026£482

Homes sold in Hale

Completed sales
306↑ 4% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 295 sales

Median sold price
£660,000

The median sold price in Hale is up 53% over the last 10 years, to £660k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsHale
Mar 2016£433k
Jun 2016£443k
Sept 2016£441k
Dec 2016£500k
Mar 2017£500k
Jun 2017£499k
Sept 2017£515k
Dec 2017£515k
Mar 2018£530k
Jun 2018£549k
Sept 2018£550k
Dec 2018£550k
Mar 2019£510k
Jun 2019£530k
Sept 2019£540k
Dec 2019£540k
Mar 2020£553k
Jun 2020£552k
Sept 2020£550k
Dec 2020£565k
Mar 2021£584k
Jun 2021£591k
Sept 2021£610k
Dec 2021£615k
Mar 2022£642k
Jun 2022£669k
Sept 2022£680k
Dec 2022£665k
Mar 2023£680k
Jun 2023£680k
Sept 2023£673k
Dec 2023£688k
Mar 2024£675k
Jun 2024£675k
Sept 2024£678k
Dec 2024£690k
Mar 2025£689k
Jun 2025£686k
Sept 2025£685k
Dec 2025£666k
Feb 2026£660k

306 homes sold in Hale in the 12 months to February 2026, in line with Hale's five-year norm

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsHale
Mar 2016399
Jun 2016386
Sept 2016366
Dec 2016347
Mar 2017333
Jun 2017337
Sept 2017341
Dec 2017336
Mar 2018327
Jun 2018300
Sept 2018278
Dec 2018280
Mar 2019259
Jun 2019275
Sept 2019270
Dec 2019261
Mar 2020271
Jun 2020243
Sept 2020243
Dec 2020272
Mar 2021372
Jun 2021470
Sept 2021466
Dec 2021414
Mar 2022300
Jun 2022222
Sept 2022218
Dec 2022238
Mar 2023254
Jun 2023247
Sept 2023255
Dec 2023268
Mar 2024246
Jun 2024269
Sept 2024263
Dec 2024273
Mar 2025327
Jun 2025292
Sept 2025313
Dec 2025304
Feb 2026306

What listings offer

Hale has more parking and more gardens than Greater Manchester.

Gardens
95%

More gardens than Greater Manchester

95% of listings have a garden; Greater Manchester: 78%. 189 of 199 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
95%

More parking than Greater Manchester

95% of listings have parking or a garage; Greater Manchester: 74%. 189 of 199 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
33%

Chain-free in line with Greater Manchester

33% of listings are listed as chain-free; Greater Manchester: 33%. 65 of 199 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Hale

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
30 Longacres Road · WA15 0RSDetached · LeaseholdAug 2026£800,000
11 Faulkner Drive · WA15 7PTSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£200,000
9 Gorse Bank Road · WA15 0BGDetached · FreeholdAug 2026£987,000
43 Green Gate · WA15 0RRDetached · FreeholdAug 2026£775,000
19 Acacia Avenue · WA15 8QXSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£330,000

Current listings worth a look

Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Hale

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Hale199£900k
Altrincham357£525k
Sale226£408k
Urmston134£350k
Stockport371£290k
Salford564£210k
Bolton538£220k
Rochdale334£275k
Bury255£250k
Oldham201£205k
Swinton198£280k
Wigan186£200k
Greater Manchesterbenchmark10,220£270k

Key facts about Hale

  • Rising over the long run, but falling over the last year: the median sold price in Hale is up 53% over the last 10 years and down 4% over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew pricier than in Greater Manchester: 11% of current listings in Hale ask under £400k, against 74% across Greater Manchester.
  • Sales are in line with Hale's five-year norm: 306 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026, against a norm of 300 a year; 34 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 24 left it.

Hale property market: common questions

Where is Hale?

Hale sits on the edge of Greater Manchester. Figures for Hale cover listings within about 2.0 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.

What is the average house price in Hale?

The median asking price across the 199 homes for sale in Hale is £900,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £642,475 and £1,850,000. That is 233% above Greater Manchester. Homes that actually sold in Hale went for a median £660,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Are house prices in Hale rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, but falling over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Hale is up 53% over the last 10 years and down 4% over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Hale cheaper than Greater Manchester?

No: asking prices in Hale are typically higher than across Greater Manchester. The median asking price in Hale is £900,000 against £270k across Greater Manchester: 233% above Greater Manchester. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The premium holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Hale?

199 homes are on the market in Hale right now, 34 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Hale?

33 listings in Hale had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 17% of the homes currently for sale.

How much do flats and houses cost in Hale?

The median asking price for a flat in Hale is £420,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is detached houses, at a median £1,750,000 across 95 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Hale?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Hale is £360,000, across 23 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Hale?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Hale is semi-detached houses, at a median asking price of £585,000 across 12 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Hale?

In Hale, homes that sold went for a median £482 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £462 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (199 in Hale), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings. Figures for Hale cover listings within about 2.0 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Hale since May 2026.
  • Greater Manchester comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Greater Manchester, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to February 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to August 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.