UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/sefton
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Sefton
Homes in Sefton sold for a median of £230,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 7,010 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Postcode districts in Sefton
The dearest district was L37 (Liverpool), at £332,500, and the cheapest was L20 (Bootle), at £137,000. The dearest median is 2.4 times the cheapest.
The next dearest were L23 (Liverpool) and L31 (Liverpool), and the next cheapest L30 (Bootle) and L21 (Liverpool).
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Post towns in Sefton, by number of sales: Liverpool (7 districts), Southport (PR8, PR9), Bootle (L20, L30).
- L37Liverpool, 752 salesMedian price £332,500Price per square metre £3,320Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- L23Liverpool, 880 salesMedian price £281,000Price per square metre £2,772Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- L31Liverpool, 920 salesMedian price £250,000Price per square metre £2,793Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- PR8Southport, 1,571 salesMedian price £240,000Price per square metre £2,519Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- L22Liverpool, 356 salesMedian price £230,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- PR9Southport, 1,273 salesMedian price £210,000Price per square metre £2,266Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- L10Liverpool, 318 salesMedian price £195,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- L21Liverpool, 425 salesMedian price £170,000Price per square metre £2,824Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- L30Bootle, 323 salesMedian price £165,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- L20Bootle, 491 salesMedian price £137,000Price per square metre £1,529Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +13%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: L38 £343k (63 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in L20 (Bootle), up 13%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Liverpool Road, Southport (PR8)53 sales
- St Wilfrids Drive, Liverpool (L21)43 sales
- Eider Close, Maghull (L31)35 sales
- Park Road, Southport (PR9)30 sales
- Cambridge Road, Southport (PR9)29 sales
- Lord Street, Southport (PR8)27 sales
- Freshfield Road, Formby (L37)25 sales
- Preston New Road, Southport (PR9)25 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Waterloo Road, Birkdale (PR8, £587,500), Altcar Lane, Formby (L37, detached houses, £515,000) and Ryder Crescent, Southport (PR8, £480,000).
The cheapest were Chase Close, Southport (PR8, flats, £75,000), St Clair Drive, Southport (PR9, £84,000) and Lord Street, Southport (PR8, flats, £85,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 46%, from £159,000 in 2016 to £232,000 in 2025, less than the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,383 | £375,000 | £304,000 to £497,000 | £3,176/m²from 62 sales |
| Semi-detached | 3,358 | £238,000 | £195,000 to £290,000 | £2,617/m²from 127 sales |
| Terraced | 1,249 | £175,000 | £130,000 to £225,000 | £2,048/m²from 51 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1,020 | £135,000 | £97,000 to £180,000 | £1,821/m²from 32 sales |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Sefton, at 48% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 20%.
Living in Sefton
Crime
78 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
88% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,583 a year in Sefton for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 85 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Sefton and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Warrington£260,000
- Manchester£252,500
- Bury£250,000
- West Lancashire£248,000
- Fylde£245,000
- Westmorland and Furness£240,000
- Salford£235,000
- Sefton, this council area£230,000
- Chorley£225,000
- Wirral£222,500
- South Ribble£220,000
- Tameside£220,000
- Rochdale£210,500
- Oldham£210,000
- Bolton£209,000
About these figures
Sefton's figures come from 7,010 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 11 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Sefton, so their sales add up to 7,372 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 6% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.