L43 house prices are built from 92 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 7 Aug 1998. The median price paid across the whole record is £20,250.
Median price paid
£20,250
HM Land Registry92 salesLatest sale 7 Aug 1998
Section 01
How L43 prices moved
The chart tracks the median L43 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 1998. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £20,000 | £44,409 |
The highest yearly median on record for L43 is £25,750 in 1998; the lowest is £14,250 in 1995. Across the full 4-year record the cash median has moved from £14,250 to £25,750.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £31,642, so the real change over the whole record is +68.7% — about +19.05% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Powell Street | 7 Aug 1998 | Terraced | £11,500 | £23,846 |
| ELDON HOUSE Village Road | 30 Jun 1998 | Detached | £125,000 | £259,191 |
| 164 Tollemache Road | 4 Jun 1998 | Terraced | £35,000 | £72,574 |
| 162 Tollemache Road | 30 Apr 1998 | Terraced | £36,000 | £74,647 |
| 38 Powell Street | 14 Apr 1998 | Terraced | £25,500 | £52,875 |
| 77 Powell Street | 5 Mar 1998 | Terraced | £26,000 | £53,912 |
| 40 Powell Street | 20 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £20,000 | £41,471 |
| 20 Powell Street | 20 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £20,000 | £41,471 |
| 46 Powell Street | 20 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £20,000 | £41,471 |
| 31 Powell Street | 17 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £26,000 | £53,912 |
| 160 Tollemache Road | 16 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £37,500 | £77,757 |
| 237 Lansdowne Road | 12 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £28,950 | £60,029 |
| 64 Powell Street | 6 Feb 1998 | Terraced | £23,000 | £47,691 |
| 23 Kimberley Street | 20 Jan 1998 | Semi-detached | £21,000 | £43,544 |
| 229 Lansdowne Road | 12 Jan 1998 | Terraced | £17,000 | £35,250 |
| 78 Powell Street | 5 Jan 1998 | Terraced | £26,000 | £53,912 |
| 50 Powell Street | 23 Dec 1997 | Terraced | £25,000 | £53,008 |
| 52 Powell Street | 23 Dec 1997 | Terraced | £23,000 | £48,767 |
| 73 Powell Street | 19 Dec 1997 | Terraced | £26,000 | £55,128 |
| 89 Powell Street | 19 Dec 1997 | Terraced | £22,500 | £47,707 |
| 249 Lansdowne Road | 8 Dec 1997 | Terraced | £19,000 | £40,286 |
| 49 Powell Street | 1 Dec 1997 | Terraced | £27,500 | £58,308 |
| 54 Powell Street | 27 Nov 1997 | Terraced | £14,500 | £30,744 |
| 21 Powell Street | 19 Nov 1997 | Terraced | £22,250 | £47,177 |
| 13 Kimberley Street | 27 Oct 1997 | Terraced | £22,250 | £47,177 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to L43 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Powell Street | £26,000 (1995) | £26,000 (1998) | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 241 Lansdowne Road | £13,500 (1995) | £21,000 (1997) | +24.7% | +21.9% |
| 13 Kimberley Street | £15,000 (1995) | £22,250 (1997) | +21.8% | +19.0% |
| 15 Powell Street | £8,000 (1995) | £13,000 (1997) | +27.5% | +24.6% |
| 11 Powell Street | £8,250 (1995) | £13,000 (1997) | +25.5% | +22.7% |
| 172 Tollemache Road | £18,000 (1995) | £41,000 (1997) | +50.9% | +47.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. L43 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 88 | 95.7% | £20,000 | £8,000 – £43,500 |
| Flat or maisonette | 2 | 2.2% | £37,500 | £37,500 – £70,000 |
| Detached | 1 | 1.1% | £125,000 | £125,000 – £125,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1.1% | £21,000 | £21,000 – £21,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in L43
1 of the sales on record are leasehold and 91 freehold — 1.1% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £37,500 and the median freehold sale £20,000 — a gap of -46.7%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 1 | 1.1% | £37,500 |
| Freehold | 91 | 98.9% | £20,000 |
Section 09
How L43 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. L43 sits below that national figure — -87.1%.
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £8,000 to £125,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Sectors inside L43
- L43 7£20,000 median
This district mostly covers Birkenhead.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in L43?
The median price paid in L43 across every sale on the register is £20,250. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in L43?
92 sales are on record for L43, the most recent completing on 7 Aug 1998. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
When were L43 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £25,750, set in 1998. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in L43?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 7 Aug 1998. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “L43 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.