Sold £2,515/m² · Median sold £257,861 (1,171 sales) · Index +2.1% y/y · Turnover 1.9% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is West Lancashire?
EPC A or B
14%
EPC D or worse
49%
What does West Lancashire cost?
West Lancashire: sold price per m² £2,515/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,171 sales). -2.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,515/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,171 sales
-2.3% 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, 1,171 sales.
Sold price
£257,861 12 months to Jun 2026
1,171 sales
-1.3% 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, 1,171 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
£258,695 12 months to Sep 2026
4,836 listings
-3.7% 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, 4,836 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,895/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,745/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £209,714 in Sep 2016 to £257,676 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £220,000 in Jan 2022 to £250,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,641/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,845/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 98% 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: 93.8 in Jan 2022 to 109.4 in Sep 2026.
What does West Lancashire earn?
West Lancashire: asking rent £970/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 701 lets).
Asking rent
£970/month 12 months to Sep 2026
701 lets
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, 701 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,775 lets
+14.1% 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, 1,775 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,326/month in Aug 2025 to £970/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.6% in Jan 2022 to 4.3% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.2 in Jan 2022 to 143.6 in Sep 2026.
How does West Lancashire vary by home size?
Asking price in West Lancashire runs from £97,970 for 1 bedroom to £643,922 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in West Lancashire. 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
£97,970
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.1% on the previous 12 months
165
2 bedrooms
£174,022
12 months to Sep 2026
-5.5% on the previous 12 months
1074
3 bedrooms
£243,384
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.6% on the previous 12 months
2029
4 bedrooms
£411,561
12 months to Sep 2026
+9.5% on the previous 12 months
1120
5+ bedrooms
£643,922
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.8% on the previous 12 months
424
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 West Lancashire?
West Lancashire: turnover 1.9% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,095 sales). -30.8% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.9% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,095 sales
-30.8% 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, 1,095 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
2,340 12 months to Sep 2026
2,340 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,340 listings.
New listings
3,222 12 months to Sep 2026
3,222 listings
+6.8% 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, 3,222 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: 134 in Aug 2025 to 192 in Sep 2026.New listings: 258 in Jan 2022 to 317 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 46 in Jan 2022 to 106 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 990 in Sep 2026 to 2,894 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 220 days in Jan 2022 to 144 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in West Lancashire?
74 agents listed homes for sale in West Lancashire; the three largest took 25% of the listings.
Agents active
74
Top three agents’ share
25%
New homes among listings
3.8%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns West Lancashire?
Corporate landlords hold 83% of the 3,069 units in West Lancashire whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords83% of classified · 2,543 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 315 units
Housing associations6.2% of classified · 190 units
RMC0.7% of classified · 21 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 West Lancashire rank?
West Lancashire ranks 6th of 12 local authorities in Lancashire for sold price per m², at £2,515/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Lancashire
West Lancashire ranks 6th of 12 local authorities in Lancashire for sold price per m², at £2,515/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Lancashire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
L39Postcode district · Asking £3,963/m² · Sep 2026
L40Postcode district · Asking £3,021/m² · Sep 2026
PR8Postcode district · Asking £2,587/m² · Sep 2026
WN8Postcode district · Asking £3,007/m² · Sep 2026
BurnleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £1,856/m² · Sep 2026
ChorleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,921/m² · Sep 2026
FyldeNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,728/m² · Sep 2026
HyndburnNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,024/m² · Sep 2026
LancasterNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,547/m² · Sep 2026
PendleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,102/m² · Sep 2026
PrestonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,109/m² · Sep 2026
Ribble ValleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,806/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about West Lancashire
What is the median house price in West Lancashire?
Homes in West Lancashire sold for a median £257,861 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,171 sales. Per square metre that is £2,515/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in West Lancashire changed?
-2.3% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in West Lancashire?
Homes to let in West Lancashire asked a median £970/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 701 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in West Lancashire?
4.3% 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, 1,775 lets. +14.1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in West Lancashire?
1.9% of the homes in West Lancashire changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,095 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.