Sold £2,460/m² · Median sold £239,159 (2,673 sales) · Index +3.4% y/y · Turnover 2.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Sefton?
EPC A or B
9.2%
EPC D or worse
55%
What does Sefton cost?
Sefton: sold price per m² £2,460/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 2,673 sales). -0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,460/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
2,673 sales
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,673 sales.
Sold price
£239,159 12 months to Jun 2026
2,673 sales
-4% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,673 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£237,155 12 months to Sep 2026
6,529 listings
+1.3% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,529 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,706/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,462/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £172,728 in Sep 2016 to £225,547 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £210,000 in Jan 2022 to £250,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,574/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,636/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 99% in Jan 2022 to 97% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 96.2 in Jan 2022 to 113 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,001 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,645 lets
-0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,645 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £10,016/month in Aug 2025 to £1,009/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.3% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.4 in Jan 2022 to 117.6 in Sep 2026.
How does Sefton vary by home size?
Asking price in Sefton runs from £95,715 for 1 bedroom to £605,667 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Sefton. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£95,715
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.2% on the previous 12 months
403
2 bedrooms
£168,051
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.4% on the previous 12 months
1598
3 bedrooms
£237,664
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.9% on the previous 12 months
2903
4 bedrooms
£392,309
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.4% on the previous 12 months
1152
5+ bedrooms
£605,667
12 months to Sep 2026
+6.6% on the previous 12 months
427
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Sefton?
Sefton: turnover 2.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 2,718 sales). -28.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
2,718 sales
-28.2% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 2,718 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
5,132 12 months to Sep 2026
5,132 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,132 listings.
New listings
4,868 12 months to Sep 2026
4,868 listings
+8.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,868 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 410 in Aug 2025 to 512 in Sep 2026.New listings: 305 in Jan 2022 to 472 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 64 in Jan 2022 to 120 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,348 in Sep 2026 to 3,792 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 184 days in Jan 2022 to 110 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Sefton?
103 agents listed homes for sale in Sefton; the three largest took 17% of the listings.
Agents active
103
Top three agents’ share
17%
New homes among listings
7.3%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Sefton?
Corporate landlords hold 86% of the 7,403 units in Sefton whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords86% of classified · 6,356 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)7.7% of classified · 568 units
Housing associations5.5% of classified · 409 units
RMC0.9% of classified · 70 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Sefton rank?
Sefton ranks 2nd of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for sold price per m², at £2,460/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Merseyside
Sefton ranks 2nd of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for sold price per m², at £2,460/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Merseyside, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
L10Postcode district · Asking £2,081/m² · Sep 2026
L20Postcode district · Asking £1,782/m² · Sep 2026
L21Postcode district · Asking £2,064/m² · Sep 2026
L22Postcode district · Asking £2,907/m² · Sep 2026
L23Postcode district · Asking £3,456/m² · Sep 2026
L29Postcode district · Asking £2,314/m² · May 2026
L30Postcode district · Asking £2,097/m² · Sep 2026
L31Postcode district · Asking £3,422/m² · Sep 2026
L37Postcode district · Asking £3,398/m² · Sep 2026
L38Postcode district · Asking £4,423/m² · Sep 2026
PR9Postcode district · Asking £2,311/m² · Sep 2026
KnowsleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,471/m² · Sep 2026
LiverpoolNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,586/m² · Sep 2026
St. HelensNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,645/m² · Sep 2026
WirralNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,805/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Sefton
What is the median house price in Sefton?
Homes in Sefton sold for a median £239,159 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 2,673 sales. Per square metre that is £2,460/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Sefton changed?
-0.8% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Sefton?
Homes to let in Sefton asked a median £2,954/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,001 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Sefton?
4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,645 lets. -0.2% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Sefton?
2.0% of the homes in Sefton changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 2,718 sales.
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Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.