Detached
£418,076
87% above the Merseyside average
13.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Merseyside? £223,951
The average house price in Merseyside is £223,951, based on 16,371 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 2.9% (£6,251) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +2.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 16,371
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Merseyside?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£244,755
9% above the Merseyside average
37.1% of sales
Terraced
£159,589
29% below the Merseyside average
35.7% of sales
Flats
£140,348
37% below the Merseyside average
13.8% of sales
Are house prices in Merseyside going up or down?
House prices in Merseyside are rising: up 2.9% (£6,251) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 47.9% (£72,575).
Past 12 months
+2.9%
+£6,251From £217,700 to £223,951
£223,951£217,685
Past 10 years
+47.9%
+£72,575From £151,376 to £223,951
£223,951£151,376
Quick answers for Merseyside
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£238,577
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
16,371
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
37.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
27.3% of sales
How many people live in Merseyside?
1,423,130
4,524 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Merseyside?
620,922
1,974 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Merseyside?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.9% of the area · 478 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Merseyside?
95 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −0.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Wirral
£252,450
Least expensive
Knowsley
£198,898
How does Merseyside rank?
1st most expensive area of Liverpool City Region.
Compared with 1 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Merseyside?
The highest recorded sale prices in Merseyside, from HM Land Registry.
Which areas of Merseyside are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 5 areas of Merseyside, most expensive first.
Thinking of buying in Merseyside?
There's a lot to think about. Whether it's a home to live in or a buy-to-let, our free checklist walks you through what to check before you make an offer.
What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Merseyside dataset covers 59,368 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.