Priory Wharf, Birkenhead house prices are built from 305 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 30 Mar 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £75,250. Across the 18 years from 2006 to 2024 the median moved -5.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -44.4%.
Median price paid
£75,250
Change in cash, 2006–2024
-5.9%
Change in real terms
-44.4%
Median per m²
£1,068
HM Land Registry305 sales136 with floor areaLatest sale 30 Mar 2026
Section 01
How Priory Wharf, Birkenhead prices moved
The chart tracks the median Priory Wharf, Birkenhead house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2024. 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 | 5 | £59,500 | £132,118 |
| 2000s | 6 | £70,000 | £127,519 |
| 2010s | 3 | £90,000 | £126,900 |
| 2020s | 5 | £112,500 | £114,946 |
The highest yearly median on record for Priory Wharf, Birkenhead is £127,500 in 2006; the lowest is £50,000 in 1996. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £59,500 to £120,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £132,118, so the real change over the whole record is -4.4% — about -0.16% 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: -5.9% in cash against -44.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 30 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £149,000 | £149,000 |
| 3 | 17 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 86 | 16 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 41 | 14 Nov 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | £173,696 |
| 31 | 28 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £102,174 |
| 5 | 19 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £86,848 |
| 123 | 18 Feb 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £65,000 | £66,413 |
| 109 | 10 Dec 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £132,000 | £138,896 |
| 59 | 29 Nov 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | £210,448 |
| 119 | 16 Oct 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £107,500 | £113,116 |
| 25 | 11 Oct 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £115,746 |
| 70 | 31 May 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | £136,791 |
| 96 | 8 Mar 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £71,000 | £74,709 |
| 18 | 17 Nov 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £108,046 |
| 22 | 20 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £108,046 |
| 11 | 13 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £93,000 | £100,483 |
| 93 | 22 Sep 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | £75,632 |
| 24 | 21 Jun 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | £102,644 |
| 23 | 26 May 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £124,253 |
| 25 | 7 Mar 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £111,000 | £119,931 |
| 64 | 28 Feb 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | £130,736 |
| 99 | 12 Dec 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £117,000 | £135,555 |
| 56 | 29 Nov 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £191,500 | £221,869 |
| 28 | 9 Sep 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £133,237 |
| 84 | 18 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £129,000 | £149,458 |
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 Priory Wharf, Birkenhead values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 Priory Wharf | £110,000 (2002) | £149,000 (2026) | +1.3% | -1.5% |
| 86 Priory Wharf | £110,000 (2002) | £195,000 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.4% |
| 41 Priory Wharf | £70,000 (1998) | £170,000 (2025) | +3.3% | +0.7% |
| 5 Priory Wharf | £39,000 (1998) | £85,000 (2025) | +2.9% | +0.3% |
| 123 Priory Wharf | £50,000 (2002) | £65,000 (2025) | +1.1% | -1.6% |
| 109 Priory Wharf | £50,726 (1999) | £132,000 (2024) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| 59 Priory Wharf | £225,000 (2006) | £200,000 (2024) | -0.7% | -3.5% |
| 119 Priory Wharf | £50,000 (1995) | £107,500 (2024) | +2.7% | +0.1% |
| 25 Priory Wharf | £56,000 (2001) | £110,000 (2024) | +3.0% | +0.2% |
| 70 Priory Wharf | £90,000 (1995) | £130,000 (2024) | +1.3% | -1.3% |
| 96 Priory Wharf | £50,000 (1995) | £71,000 (2024) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| 18 Priory Wharf | £79,000 (2016) | £100,000 (2023) | +3.4% | -0.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Priory Wharf, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 295 | 96.7% | £75,000 | £34,000 – £249,950 |
| Semi-detached | 4 | 1.3% | £68,000 | £60,000 – £93,000 |
| Detached | 4 | 1.3% | £115,000 | £90,000 – £135,000 |
| Terraced | 2 | 0.7% | £50,000 | £50,000 – £83,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Priory Wharf, Birkenhead
305 of the sales on record are leasehold and 0 freehold — 100.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 305 | 100.0% | £75,250 |
| Freehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| New build | 51 | 16.7% | £60,000 |
| Existing home | 254 | 83.3% | £83,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -28.1%. 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 9 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 Priory Wharf, Birkenhead compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Priory Wharf, Birkenhead sits below that national figure — -52.2%.
Within Birkenhead the street ranks 230 of 478 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £70,000 (+7.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,068 per square metre, across 136 of the 305 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 £34,000 to £249,950. 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
- 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
- Laird Street£42,500 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
- 25 Priory Wharf6 sales
- 30 Priory Wharf6 sales
- 86 Priory Wharf5 sales
- 119 Priory Wharf5 sales
- 28 Priory Wharf5 sales
- 85 Priory Wharf5 sales
- 103 Priory Wharf5 sales
- 108 Priory Wharf5 sales
- 41 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 5 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 123 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 109 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 70 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 84 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 95 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 113 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 81 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 106 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 116 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 37 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 10 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 8 Priory Wharf4 sales
- 59 Priory Wharf3 sales
- 96 Priory Wharf3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Priory Wharf, Birkenhead?
The median price paid in Priory Wharf, Birkenhead across every sale on the register is £75,250. 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 Priory Wharf, Birkenhead?
305 sales are on record for Priory Wharf, Birkenhead, the most recent completing on 30 Mar 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Priory Wharf, Birkenhead house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -5.9% between 2006 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -44.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Priory Wharf, Birkenhead house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £127,500, set in 2006. 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 Priory Wharf, Birkenhead?
£1,068 per square metre, from the 136 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 30 Mar 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, “Priory Wharf, 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.