Detached
£464,101
84% above the Wirral average
16.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Wirral? £252,450
The average house price in Wirral is £252,450, based on 4,245 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 4.0% (£9,641) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +4.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4,245
- 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 Wirral?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£259,862
3% above the Wirral average
41.1% of sales
Terraced
£164,102
35% below the Wirral average
29.1% of sales
Flats
£146,629
42% below the Wirral average
12.8% of sales
Are house prices in Wirral going up or down?
House prices in Wirral are rising: up 4.0% (£9,641) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 48.3% (£82,255).
Past 12 months
+4.0%
+£9,641From £242,809 to £252,450
£252,492£241,505
Past 10 years
+48.3%
+£82,255From £170,195 to £252,450
£252,450£170,195
Quick answers for Wirral
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£269,148
Highest average, reached in June 2021
How many homes sold?
4,245
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
41.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
29.1% of sales
How many people live in Wirral?
320,132
3,273 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 Wirral?
143,259
1,465 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 Wirral?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.4% of the area · 101 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 Wirral?
71 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −0.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is 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.
How does Wirral rank?
1st most expensive area of Merseyside.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wirral?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wirral, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Wirral compare with nearby areas?
Wirral compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Merseyside.
Wirral vs Liverpool
- Wirral
- £252,450
- Liverpool
- £205,025−£47,425
Open comparison
Wirral vs Knowsley
- Wirral
- £252,450
- Knowsley
- £198,898−£53,552
Open comparison
Wirral vs Sefton
- Wirral
- £252,450
- Sefton
- £243,246−£9,204
Open comparison
Wirral vs St Helens
- Wirral
- £252,450
- St Helens
- £199,928−£52,522
Open comparison
Thinking of buying in Wirral?
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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 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Wirral dataset covers 21,087 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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