Detached
£532,202
41% above the Formby average
40.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Formby? £377,400
The average house price in Formby is £377,400, based on 313 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.3% (£4,820) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 313
- 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 Formby?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£308,139
18% below the Formby average
42.5% of sales
Terraced
£247,617
34% below the Formby average
4.7% of sales
Flats
£167,146
56% below the Formby average
12.6% of sales
Are house prices in Formby going up or down?
House prices in Formby are falling: down 1.3% (£4,820) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 33.5% (£94,606).
Past 12 months
−1.3%
−£4,820From £382,220 to £377,400
£387,804£369,977
Past 10 years
+33.5%
+£94,606From £282,794 to £377,400
£389,157£282,794
Quick answers for Formby
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£620,693
Highest average, reached in July 2024
How many homes sold?
313
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
42.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
29.3% of sales
How many people live in Formby?
22,141
1,962 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 Formby?
9,503
842 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 Formby?
18 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 72% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.4% of the area · 5 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 Formby?
40 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · −4.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Formby rank?
2nd most expensive area of Sefton.
Compared with 9 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Formby?
The highest recorded sale prices in Formby, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Formby compare with nearby areas?
Formby compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Sefton.
Formby vs Little Altcar
- Formby
- £377,400
- Little Altcar
- £313,513−£63,887
Open comparison
Formby vs Hightown
- Formby
- £377,400
- Hightown
- £390,104+£12,704
Open comparison
Formby vs Ince Blundell
- Formby
- £377,400
- Ince Blundell
- £352,400−£25,000
Open comparison
Formby vs Thornton
- Formby
- £377,400
- Thornton
- £320,458−£56,942
Open comparison
Formby vs Lydiate
- Formby
- £377,400
- Lydiate
- £239,434−£137,966
Open comparison
Formby vs Maghull
- Formby
- £377,400
- Maghull
- £260,130−£117,270
Open comparison
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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 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Formby dataset covers 931 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.