Area type
Metropolitan County
Population
1,434,256
Average detached price
£359,345
Average semi-detached price
£204,980
Average terraced price
£135,462
Average flat price
£134,382
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The average property value in Merseyside is £204,219 according to property sale data for the year ending June 2021 published by HM Land Registry. Between the years ending June 2020 and June 2021, property values in Merseyside grew by £28,041. Compare house prices by area
Average property prices in Merseyside grew by 15.9% between the years ending June 2020 and June 2021. Between the years ending June 2011 and June 2021, property prices on average grew by 3.6% per year.
If prices in Merseyside continue to rise by 3.6% a year, the average property price will be £235,276 in 2025.
The most expensive property values in Merseyside are found in Wirral, and the cheapest property values are found in Knowsley.
There were 16,879 property sales in Merseyside in the year ending June 2021, a decrease of 29 when compared to the previous year.
The average price for a house in Merseyside ranges from £135,462 for a terraced house to £359,345 for a detached house, with semi-detached in between costing on average £204,980.
The average price for a flat or maisonette in Merseyside is £134,382.
Price trends for small areas may be less statistically significant due to small sample sizes.
Of the property types in Merseyside, terraced house prices have risen the most between the years ending 2011 and 2021, and flat prices have grown the least.
Detached house prices have risen 35.2% from £265,842 to £359,345, semi-detached house prices have risen 36.4% from £150,301 to £204,980, terraced house prices have risen 39.1% from £97,405 to £135,462, and flat prices have risen 18.7% from £113,236 to £134,382.
The most common type of property sold in Merseyside during the year ending June 2021 was semi-detached houses, which accounted for 41.0% of properties.
The least commonly available type of property sold in Merseyside were flats, which account for 11.0% of properties sold.
Of the properties sold in Merseyside during 2021, 1.8% were new build properties.
The average price paid for a new build property in Merseyside was £53,359 higher than the average price paid for an existing property.
Of the new build properties sold, the most common type was detached houses (58% of new build properties sold). For existing properties, the most common type is semi-detached houses (41% of existing properties sold).
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The most common price band for property sales in Merseyside is £200k - £300k, which accounted for 14.9% of properties sold in 2021.
0.2% of properties in Merseyside had a price over £1 million. For comparison, in England, 2.1% of property sales were priced at over £1 million.
The cheapest properties in Merseyside were in the under £50k price bracket, accounting for 0.8% of sales.
The cheapest property prices in Merseyside are found in Knowsley, where the average cost of a property is £164,048. Between the years ending June 2020 and June 2021, property prices have changed by 0.7% in Knowsley (compared to 15.9% in Merseyside)
Rank | Area | Average property price | YoY change in price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowsley Metropolitan District | £164,048 | 0.7% |
| 2 | St. Helens Metropolitan District | £171,684 | 9.5% |
| 3 | Liverpool Metropolitan District | £184,625 | 19.1% |
| 4 | Sefton Metropolitan District | £228,886 | 11.5% |
| 5 | Wirral Metropolitan District | £231,916 | 19.5% |
The most expensive property values in Merseyside are found in Wirral, where the average property price is £231,916. Between the years ending June 2020 and June 2021, property prices have changed by 19.5% in Wirral (compared to 15.9% in Merseyside)
Rank | Area | Average Property Price | YoY CHANGE in PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wirral Metropolitan District | £231,916 | 19.5% |
| 2 | Sefton Metropolitan District | £228,886 | 11.5% |
| 3 | Liverpool Metropolitan District | £184,625 | 19.1% |
| 4 | St. Helens Metropolitan District | £171,684 | 9.5% |
| 5 | Knowsley Metropolitan District | £164,048 | 0.7% |
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics