UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/l38
L38Liverpool, Sefton, England
House prices in L38, Liverpool
Homes in L38 sold for a median of £342,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 63 standard sales.
That is 49% above the £230,000 median for the Sefton council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 37 | £432,500 | £345,000 to £575,000 |
| Semi-detached | 22 | £266,500 | £246,000 to £304,000 |
L38 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: L37 at £3,320 per m² from 25 sales and L23 at £2,772 per m² from 41 sales.
Most homes sold here were detached houses, at 59% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in L38
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in L38 9, around Hightown, with a median of £363,000, and lowest in L38 0, around Hightown, at £288,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in L38 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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Prices over time
The median rose 54%, from £211,000 in 2016 to £325,000 in 2025, close to the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 39 standard sales in L38, 77% more than the 22 in 2024.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £189,000 for a flat on Riverside to £600,000 for a detached house on Thistledown Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in L38. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Flat 2, The Outlook, 32 RiversideSold for £189,000
- Elvden Cottage School RoadSold for £285,000
- 37 Mark RoadSold for £290,500
- 62 Elvington RoadSold for £396,000
- 10 Thistledown DriveSold for £600,000
- 32 Mark RoadSold for £275,000
- 3 St Stephens RoadSold for £342,500
- 18 Carr House LaneSold for £295,000
- 77 Blundell RoadSold for £490,000
- 91 Mark RoadSold for £250,000
Living in L38
Crime
35 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 91 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 64% of homes can get it
Lower than 83 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
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.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | |
| C | 31 | |
| D | 28 | |
| E | 4 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 2 |
Coal mining
None of the 100 live postcodes in L38 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 44% of postcodes in the North West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 63 standard sales in L38, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).
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.