Sold £2,499/m² · Median sold £240,401 (3,439 sales) · Index +3.9% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Wirral?
EPC A or B
7.4%
EPC D or worse
59%
What does Wirral cost?
Wirral: sold price per m² £2,499/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 3,439 sales). +3.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,499/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
3,439 sales
+3.9% 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, 3,439 sales.
Sold price
£240,401 12 months to Jun 2026
3,439 sales
+2% 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, 3,439 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
£248,371 12 months to Sep 2026
8,899 listings
+0.6% 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, 8,899 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,712/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,496/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £161,080 in Sep 2016 to £239,593 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £200,000 in Jan 2022 to £260,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,690/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,798/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 93% 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: 94.1 in Jan 2022 to 115 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, 2,406 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,460 lets
+1.4% 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, 3,460 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £901/month in Aug 2025 to £941/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 88.7 in Jan 2022 to 116.4 in Sep 2026.
How does Wirral vary by home size?
Asking price in Wirral runs from £95,829 for 1 bedroom to £560,073 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Wirral. 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
£95,829
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.8% on the previous 12 months
350
2 bedrooms
£170,215
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.1% on the previous 12 months
2137
3 bedrooms
£247,076
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.8% on the previous 12 months
3927
4 bedrooms
£380,056
12 months to Sep 2026
-1.2% on the previous 12 months
1692
5+ bedrooms
£560,073
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.1% on the previous 12 months
762
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 Wirral?
Wirral: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Mar 2026, 3,480 sales). -21.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Mar 2026
3,480 sales
-21.5% 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, 3,480 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
5,674 12 months to Sep 2026
5,674 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,674 listings.
New listings
5,920 12 months to Sep 2026
5,920 listings
+13.4% 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, 5,920 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: 432 in Aug 2025 to 628 in Sep 2026.New listings: 512 in Jan 2022 to 661 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 89 in Jan 2022 to 240 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,986 in Sep 2026 to 5,132 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 164 days in Jan 2022 to 196 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Wirral?
77 agents listed homes for sale in Wirral; the three largest took 20% of the listings.
Agents active
77
Top three agents’ share
20%
New homes among listings
2.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Wirral?
Corporate landlords hold 80% of the 6,896 units in Wirral whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords80% of classified · 5,550 units
Housing associations9.1% of classified · 627 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.1% of classified · 560 units
RMC2.2% of classified · 155 units
Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 4 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 Wirral rank?
Wirral ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for sold price per m², at £2,499/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Merseyside
Wirral ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for sold price per m², at £2,499/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Merseyside, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CH41Postcode district · Asking £2,008/m² · Sep 2026
CH42Postcode district · Asking £1,847/m² · Sep 2026
CH43Postcode district · Asking £2,792/m² · Sep 2026
CH44Postcode district · Asking £1,827/m² · Sep 2026
CH45Postcode district · Asking £2,440/m² · Sep 2026
CH46Postcode district · Asking £2,512/m² · Sep 2026
CH47Postcode district · Asking £3,324/m² · Sep 2026
CH48Postcode district · Asking £4,557/m² · Sep 2026
CH49Postcode district · Asking £3,214/m² · Sep 2026
CH60Postcode district · Asking £4,175/m² · Sep 2026
CH61Postcode district · Asking £3,837/m² · Sep 2026
CH62Postcode district · Asking £2,799/m² · Sep 2026
KnowsleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,473/m² · Sep 2026
LiverpoolNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,589/m² · Sep 2026
SeftonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,630/m² · Sep 2026
St. HelensNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,645/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Wirral
What is the median house price in Wirral?
Homes in Wirral sold for a median £240,401 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,439 sales. Per square metre that is £2,499/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Wirral changed?
+3.9% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Wirral?
Homes to let in Wirral asked a median £907/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,406 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Wirral?
4.1% 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, 3,460 lets. +1.4% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Wirral?
2.2% of the homes in Wirral changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 3,480 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.