Ranworth Property Market Overview

Ranworth’s property market as at 27 September 2026 is a small, tightly held one. Just four homes are currently listed for sale, priced between £550,000 and £1,100,000, with an average asking price of £800,000. None of the four is currently sold subject to contract, putting the SSTC rate at 0.0% and placing the village firmly within Extreme Buyers’ Market territory. Average time on market across these listings stands at 101 days, a figure that looks brisk in isolation, but with no properties converting to an agreed sale at the time of this snapshot, the overall picture is one of stalled demand rather than genuine pace.

Ranworth Market Data at a Glance

Properties currently for sale: 4

Active listings (not yet SSTC): 4

Sold subject to contract: 0

SSTC rate: 0.0%

Average asking price: £800,000

Price range: £550,000 to £1,100,000

Average days on market: 101 days

Market temperature: Extreme Buyers’ Market

Completed Land Registry sales on record: 6, comprising 3 detached, 2 semi-detached and 1 other property type

Key Market Trends in Ranworth

Completed Land Registry sales in Ranworth show a clear upward trend among detached properties over the past three years: Heronmead sold for £525,000 in May 2024, The Pyghtle for £790,000 in November 2024, and Hillhouse for £870,000 in February 2026. Semi-detached values moved the same way, from Twin Oaks at £375,000 in November 2023 to 1 New Cottage at £460,000 in August 2024. Set against that history, today’s average asking price of £800,000 sits close to the top of what detached homes have actually achieved, yet none of the four current listings has progressed to SSTC. The trend of rising completed prices has not, so far, translated into current buyer momentum.

Is Ranworth a Buyers’ or Sellers’ Market?

With all four of Ranworth’s currently listed properties still actively for sale and none sold subject to contract, the SSTC rate of 0.0% places the village at the buyers’ end of the spectrum, reflected directly in its Extreme Buyers’ Market classification. The average days on market across these same four listings is 101, some 145 days fewer than the Norfolk county average of 246, though that figure describes how long the current stock has been listed rather than how quickly it is selling, since none of it has yet progressed to an agreed sale. Taken together, the figures point to a market where sellers currently have no competing interest to draw on, and buyers are negotiating without pressure from other offers.

Market Momentum in Ranworth

Momentum in Ranworth is currently flat rather than building or fading. None of the four active listings has moved to sold subject to contract, so there is no recent run of agreed sales to point to as evidence of acceleration, and equally no backlog of long-stuck stock to suggest active cooling, since average days on market of 101 remains well below the Norfolk average of 246. The honest description is a pause: a handful of homes sitting on the market without yet attracting an accepted offer.

Buyer Negotiation Position in Ranworth

Buyers currently hold the stronger hand in Ranworth. With zero of the four listed properties sold subject to contract, an SSTC rate of 0.0%, there is no evidence of competing offers pushing prices toward the £550,000 to £1,100,000 range’s upper end. A buyer with a genuine interest in one of these four homes is negotiating against the seller alone, not against other bidders, which supports a firmer opening offer than the headline average price of £800,000 might otherwise invite.

The Ivybridge Collection Insight

When we track Ranworth alongside the wider Broadland villages, what stands out this quarter is just how few homes are actually on offer, only four at present. In a market this small, a single sale or a single withdrawn listing changes the statistics meaningfully, and the current 0.0% SSTC rate says as much about the tiny sample as it does about underlying appetite. We treat each of the four live listings individually rather than reading too much into the aggregate figure, because in a village like this the aggregate is only ever a handful of houses.

Market Analysis

Ranworth’s figures need to be read with their small sample firmly in mind. Four properties currently for sale, against six completed Land Registry sales going back to 2023, means every statistic quoted here is built on a very short list of actual homes rather than a deep pool of comparables. The completed sales split 3 detached, 2 semi-detached and 1 unclassified, with prices running from £375,000 for a semi-detached property up to £1,495,000 for The Vicarage, the single unclassified sale that pulls the historic range well above anything currently listed. Against that backdrop, today’s asking range of £550,000 to £1,100,000 and average of £800,000 looks consistent with the detached end of the village’s housing stock, but the 0.0% SSTC rate means none of that pricing has yet been tested by an accepted offer.

What This Means for Buyers

Buying in Ranworth right now means working with a short list rather than a long one. Four homes are on the market, priced from £550,000 to £1,100,000, and none has an offer accepted on it yet, which in practice gives a genuinely interested buyer room to negotiate without the pressure of a rival bidder. The trade off is choice: with only four properties available, finding one that matches a specific brief on layout, plot or outlook may simply mean waiting for the right listing to appear rather than selecting from a crowded field. Anyone serious about the village should view promptly once a property comes up, since stock this limited does not sit unadvertised for long even if it is not yet converting to sales.

Our Considered View

It would be easy to look at a 0.0% SSTC rate and four unsold listings and assume Ranworth’s market has gone quiet in a worrying way, but that reading does not hold up against the village’s own transaction history. Six completed sales recorded by the Land Registry since 2023 tells you this was never a high volume market, it is a small settlement with a correspondingly small number of houses that ever change hands. The current average days on market of 101, well below the Norfolk county figure of 246, reflects how long today’s four listings have been live rather than any pattern of quick completions, since none of them has yet gone under offer. Set against a village this size, a short list of unsold homes looks more like the natural rhythm of a small market than a sign of deeper trouble.

Investor Snapshot: Ranworth

Ranworth’s average asking price of £800,000 sits £59,089 below the Norfolk county average of £859,089, a discount of 6.9%, while its average days on market of 101 runs 145 days faster than the county’s 246. For an investor, the second figure is worth treating carefully, since it describes how long the four current listings have been on the market rather than how quickly any of them has sold, and none has yet gone under offer. The 0.0% SSTC rate across those four live listings is a caution against assuming instant liquidity, and the Land Registry’s six completed sales since 2023, spanning £375,000 to £1,495,000, confirm this is a low volume market where exit timing depends heavily on which individual property is being sold.

Property Types & Pricing in Ranworth

The six completed sales on record for Ranworth split 3 detached, 2 semi-detached and 1 unclassified property. Detached homes have sold between £525,000 (Heronmead, May 2024) and £870,000 (Hillhouse, February 2026), while the two semi-detached sales, Twin Oaks and 1 New Cottage, both on School Hill, sold at £375,000 and £460,000 respectively. The single unclassified sale, The Vicarage, achieved £1,495,000 in February 2023 and sits well outside the range of the other five, a reminder that in a market this size one unusual property can distort any blended average. Current asking prices of £550,000 to £1,100,000 fall largely within the detached band this history describes.

Currently on the Market in Ranworth

Four properties are currently listed for sale in Ranworth, priced between £550,000 and £1,100,000 with an average asking price of £800,000. All four remain actively on the market, with none sold subject to contract, giving an SSTC rate of 0.0%. Average time on market across the group stands at 101 days. With stock this limited, the four listings effectively represent the entire visible market in the village at this moment, rather than a sample drawn from a wider pool.

Recent Sold Prices in Ranworth

Land Registry records show six completed sales for Ranworth in recent years, separate from the current live listings and distinct from any sale agreed but not yet completed. The most recent was Hillhouse, The Hill, a detached house that sold for £870,000 on 19 February 2026. Before that, The Pyghtle, also detached, sold for £790,000 on 20 November 2024. On School Hill, 1 New Cottage, a semi-detached property, sold for £460,000 on 23 August 2024, and Heronmead, detached, sold for £525,000 on 8 May 2024. Twin Oaks, a semi-detached property also on School Hill, sold for £375,000 on 24 November 2023. The earliest of the six, The Vicarage, sold for £1,495,000 on 13 February 2023 and remains the highest completed price on record for the village.

How Ranworth Compares

Ranworth’s average asking price of £800,000 sits £59,089 below the Norfolk county average of £859,089, a discount of 6.9%. The village’s current listings also show a shorter average days on market than the county as a whole, 101 days here compared with 246 across Norfolk’s wider coverage, a difference of 145 days. Taken together, these figures describe a village that is slightly more affordable than the county average, though the days on market figure reflects how long the current four listings have been live rather than how quickly they are converting, since none has yet progressed to SSTC.

How Ranworth Compares with Nearby Areas

Against its nearest neighbours, Ranworth commands a clear price premium. Panxworth has an average price of £611,000, some £189,000 below Ranworth, though its SSTC rate of +10.0% shows at least some agreed sales moving through its pipeline. South Walsham averages £622,810, £177,190 below Ranworth, with a notably stronger SSTC rate of +42.9%. Woodbastwick is the most affordable of the three at £464,583, a full £335,417 below Ranworth, and shows the strongest conversion rate of the group at +58.3% SSTC. Ranworth’s 0.0% SSTC rate stands out against all three neighbours, each of which currently has agreed sales in progress while Ranworth’s four listings do not.

Ranworth Village Profile

Ranworth is defined by water and worship in roughly equal measure. St Helen’s Church, with its famously preserved medieval rood screen, stands on rising ground above the Broad and its tower offers one of the few elevated views across the Norfolk Broads National Park, a detail that draws visitors as much as residents. The Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s visitor centre and floating boardwalk sit at the water’s edge, bringing a steady trickle of walkers and birdwatchers through a village that otherwise has no shop or pub of its own. Housing is concentrated along School Hill and a scattering of lanes nearby, a mix of older cottages and larger detached properties rather than any modern estate, which helps explain why so few homes change hands here in any given year.

Selling A Home In Ranworth

Selling in Ranworth at present means competing within a pool of just four other listed properties, none of which has yet progressed to sold subject to contract. That gives a seller relatively little direct competition, but it also means there is no recent run of agreed sales locally to validate pricing expectations. The village’s average days on market of 101, well below the Norfolk average of 246, describes how long today’s listings have been live rather than evidence of a fast conversion rate, since none has yet gone under offer, which makes careful pricing against the actual Land Registry evidence, rather than against the current £800,000 asking average alone, the more reliable approach for anyone preparing to list.

Estate Agents in Ranworth

A village with only four homes on the market at any one time does not generate the footfall that sustains a conventional high street branch, which is exactly why a specialist approach matters here. We track Ranworth’s listings, its Land Registry sold prices and its immediate neighbours closely enough to know when a figure like a 0.0% SSTC rate reflects genuine market pause rather than a problem with an individual property’s pricing or presentation. That close, consistent attention, rather than a one off valuation visit, is what distinguishes a useful read on a market this small.

The Ivybridge Collection in Ranworth

The Ivybridge Collection covers Ranworth as part of its wider Broadland and Norfolk coverage, tracking its small number of live listings, its completed Land Registry sales, and the comparable figures for neighbouring villages side by side. In a market with only four current listings, that ongoing familiarity with the village’s own transaction history matters more than a single snapshot of asking prices ever could.

Expert Advice for Ranworth

Anyone buying or selling in Ranworth should treat the current average asking price of £800,000 with some caution, since it is drawn from only four listings and sits within a village where just six sales have completed since 2023. A prudent approach is to weigh any current asking price against the actual completed figures on record, from £375,000 to £1,495,000, rather than against the small live sample alone. With the SSTC rate at 0.0%, sellers should be realistic about how pricing compares to recent completions such as Hillhouse at £870,000, while buyers should recognise that the absence of competing offers at present does not mean every one of the four homes is open to the same scale of negotiation, since each differs considerably in type and condition.

About This Report

This report on Ranworth draws on current live listings, Land Registry completed sale prices, and comparable data for neighbouring Norfolk areas, correct as at 27 September 2026. Figures include the 4 properties currently listed for sale, 0 recorded as sold subject to contract, an average asking price of £800,000, a price range of £550,000 to £1,100,000, average days on market of 101, and 6 completed sales recorded by the Land Registry. Norfolk county figures are calculated from 341 other areas tracked within the same coverage.

Get Your Private Property Brief

If you are weighing up a sale in Ranworth, or simply want an honest read on how your home compares with the village’s four current listings and its recent Land Registry sales, our Private Property Book service is a useful starting point. Given how few homes are on the market here at any time, a conversation grounded in the actual local figures, rather than a generic valuation, is the more reliable way to plan a move.

Nearby Market Reports

For direct comparison, market reports covering Panxworth, South Walsham and Woodbastwick are also available, each set out in the same format with current listings, SSTC rates and recent Land Registry sold prices for that village. Reviewing them alongside Ranworth’s own figures is a useful way to see how a 0.0% SSTC rate here sits against neighbours currently showing stronger rates of agreed sales.

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