Laird Street, Birkenhead house prices are built from 142 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 27 Feb 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £42,500. Across the 10 years from 2005 to 2015 the median moved +53.8% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +19.1%.
Median price paid
£42,500
Change in cash, 2005–2015
+53.8%
Change in real terms
+19.1%
Median per m²
£705
HM Land Registry142 sales23 with floor areaLatest sale 27 Feb 2026
Section 01
How Laird Street, Birkenhead prices moved
The chart tracks the median Laird Street, Birkenhead house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2015. 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 | 2 | £18,000 | £39,969 |
| 2000s | 9 | £40,141 | £73,124 |
| 2010s | 2 | £64,000 | £90,240 |
The highest yearly median on record for Laird Street, Birkenhead is £122,995 in 2014; the lowest is £17,500 in 2000. Across the full 21-year record the cash median has moved from £18,000 to £64,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £39,969, so the real change over the whole record is +125.8% — about +4.16% 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.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +53.8% in cash against +19.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 27 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 15 | 24 Oct 2025 | Terraced | £135,000 | £137,935 |
| 56 | 18 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £103,000 | £105,239 |
| 337 | 4 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £173,619 |
| 128 | 20 Mar 2024 | Detached | £200,000 | £210,448 |
| 251 | 29 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £80,000 | £84,179 |
| 139 | 21 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £65,000 | £70,230 |
| 177 | 21 Mar 2023 | Terraced | £60,000 | £64,828 |
| 153a | 23 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £160,000 | £185,374 |
| 28 | 20 Jan 2022 | Terraced | £163,000 | £188,850 |
| 19 | 9 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £128,000 | £161,720 |
| 23 | 27 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £125,000 | £157,930 |
| 374 | 2 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £39,500 | £49,906 |
| 19 | 2 Dec 2019 | Terraced | £106,500 | £139,300 |
| 126 | 5 Jul 2019 | Detached | £155,000 | £202,737 |
| 382 | 15 Apr 2019 | Terraced | £33,000 | £43,163 |
| 253 | 10 Jul 2018 | Semi-detached | £70,000 | £93,289 |
| 74 | 15 Mar 2018 | Terraced | £42,500 | £56,640 |
| 145 | 21 Aug 2017 | Terraced | £51,995 | £70,765 |
| 46 | 24 Mar 2017 | Terraced | £77,000 | £104,797 |
| 72 | 20 Sep 2016 | Terraced | £55,000 | £76,782 |
| 128 | 31 Mar 2016 | Detached | £121,995 | £170,310 |
| 257 | 31 Mar 2016 | Semi-detached | £70,000 | £97,723 |
| 126 | 24 Mar 2016 | Detached | £121,995 | £170,310 |
| 58 | 14 Dec 2015 | Terraced | £64,000 | £90,240 |
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 Laird Street, Birkenhead values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Laird Street | £133,500 (2014) | £220,000 (2026) | +4.3% | +1.2% |
| 128 Laird Street | £121,995 (2016) | £200,000 (2024) | +6.4% | +2.7% |
| 251 Laird Street | £27,000 (1999) | £80,000 (2024) | +4.4% | +1.7% |
| 139 Laird Street | £47,500 (2007) | £65,000 (2023) | +2.0% | -1.0% |
| 177 Laird Street | £25,000 (2001) | £60,000 (2023) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| 153A Laird Street | £23,000 (2002) | £160,000 (2022) | +10.2% | +7.4% |
| 19 Laird Street | £106,500 (2019) | £128,000 (2021) | +9.6% | +7.7% |
| 23 Laird Street | £16,800 (1995) | £125,000 (2021) | +8.0% | +5.7% |
| 374 Laird Street | £13,000 (2004) | £39,500 (2021) | +6.8% | +4.4% |
| 126 Laird Street | £121,995 (2016) | £155,000 (2019) | +8.3% | +6.0% |
| 382 Laird Street | £65,000 (2004) | £33,000 (2019) | -4.4% | -6.6% |
| 253 Laird Street | £9,000 (1996) | £70,000 (2018) | +9.8% | +7.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Laird Street, Birkenhead 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 | 115 | 81.0% | £40,600 | £11,350 – £163,000 |
| Semi-detached | 18 | 12.7% | £70,000 | £9,000 – £220,000 |
| Detached | 7 | 4.9% | £121,995 | £34,000 – £200,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 2 | 1.4% | £13,500 | £13,500 – £22,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Laird Street, Birkenhead
30 of the sales on record are leasehold and 112 freehold — 21.1% 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 £29,500 and the median freehold sale £54,032 — a gap of +83.2%. 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 | 30 | 21.1% | £29,500 |
| Freehold | 112 | 78.9% | £54,032 |
| New build | 3 | 2.1% | £17,500 |
| Existing home | 139 | 97.9% | £42,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -58.8%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 33 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Laird Street, Birkenhead compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Laird Street, Birkenhead sits below that national figure — -73.0%.
Within Birkenhead the street ranks 415 of 478 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £70,000 (-39.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £705 per square metre, across 23 of the 142 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £9,000 to £220,000. 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
Streets nearby
- Priory Wharf£75,250 median
- Park Road North£92,900 median
- Cleveland Street£52,950 median
- Dock Road£130,000 median
- Rodney Street£48,000 median
- Paterson Street£36,000 median
- Hamilton Square£110,000 median
- Hinderton Road£63,000 median
- Bidston Avenue£91,750 median
- Wilfred Owen Drive£81,000 median
- Argyle Street South£43,000 median
- Gautby Road£38,000 median
- Newling Street£35,000 median
- Tapestry Gardens£105,000 median
- The Woodlands£59,000 median
- Clifford Street£48,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 139 Laird Street4 sales
- 242 Laird Street4 sales
- 7 Laird Street4 sales
- 108 Laird Street4 sales
- 163 Laird Street4 sales
- 350 Laird Street4 sales
- 251 Laird Street3 sales
- 153A Laird Street3 sales
- 23 Laird Street3 sales
- 374 Laird Street3 sales
- 20 Laird Street3 sales
- 252 Laird Street3 sales
- 24 Laird Street3 sales
- 2 Laird Street2 sales
- 128 Laird Street2 sales
- 177 Laird Street2 sales
- 19 Laird Street2 sales
- 126 Laird Street2 sales
- 382 Laird Street2 sales
- 253 Laird Street2 sales
- 145 Laird Street2 sales
- 46 Laird Street2 sales
- 58 Laird Street2 sales
- 3 Laird Street2 sales
Back to Birkenhead house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Laird Street, Birkenhead?
The median price paid in Laird Street, Birkenhead across every sale on the register is £42,500. 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 Laird Street, Birkenhead?
142 sales are on record for Laird Street, Birkenhead, the most recent completing on 27 Feb 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Laird Street, Birkenhead house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +53.8% between 2005 and 2015. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +19.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Laird Street, Birkenhead house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £122,995, set in 2014. 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 Laird Street, Birkenhead?
£705 per square metre, from the 23 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 27 Feb 2026. 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, “Laird Street, Birkenhead 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.