The typical Northolt home costs about £410,000, but that average covers two quite different markets. A flat costs about £273,000. A terrace costs nearer half a million. A semi costs more again. The flats keep Northolt within reach, and the houses are priced like the rest of London.
The Land Registry recorded 226 sales in Northolt in the year to early May 2026, at a median of about £412,000. Of those, 98 were flats at a median of about £273,000, 72 were terraced houses at about £470,000, and 54 were semis at about £530,000. Flats made up the largest group of sales, so the headline median sits closer to a flat's price than a house's. A buyer who wants three bedrooms and a garden should plan on the terrace price.
Prices have eased a little lately. The published house price index for the area fell about 2.5% in the twelve months to May 2026, and flats fell further, about 4.7%. A small fall like that is a pause, nowhere near a crash. Flat owners can feel it more than house owners, and first-time buyers can get a slightly softer price on a two-bed.
Band D is Northolt's most common council tax band. About 17% of homes are in bands A or B. A band D home in Ealing pays about £2,139 a year, the figure to hold against your current bill. Mostly ordinary houses, valued as ordinary houses, in a London borough that charges London rates.
Renting comes in at about £2,060 a month across the whole Ealing borough as of April 2026. That figure is a mean from the Office for National Statistics' rental price index, not a median of advertised listings. By size, Ealing's typical rents run about £1,590 for one bedroom, £1,980 for two, £2,340 for three and £3,220 for four or more. Those borough figures include Ealing's pricier districts, so a Northolt landlord may find tenants pushing back on the top end.
The Office for National Statistics models Northolt's median household income at about £68,700 before tax, for the financial year to March 2023. On that income, a flat around £273,000 is a realistic first purchase. A semi at about £530,000 is a stretch that depends on a second income, a large deposit or help from family. The income figure is a modelled average across the area and three years old, so it will not match what any particular household earns today.
Among the sales that could be matched to an energy certificate's floor area, about 85% of the total, the median price is about £5,500 per square metre. The typical floor area behind that figure is about 78 square metres, a modest family home. Space is where a London postcode shows up in the price even when the address is out by the A40.
The 2021 census found about 17% of Northolt households in one-bedroom homes, 35% in two bedrooms, 36% in three and 12% in four or more. Two- and three-bedroom homes make up most of the town, which explains why the 78-square-metre median feels right for Northolt. A four-bedroom house is the scarce item here. For a flat, ask who owns the freehold and what the service charge covered last year, because Ealing council still holds 98 titles in Northolt and ex-council blocks have their own rules on charges and works.
Houses in Northolt cost middling money by London standards. A flat is within reach on a local income, and a family house will stretch most local budgets.