L9 4 house prices are built from 542 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 26 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £67,750. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +194.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +113.3%.
Median price paid
£67,750
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+194.3%
Change in real terms
+113.3%
Median per m²
£748
HM Land Registry542 sales114 with floor areaLatest sale 26 Jan 2026
Section 01
How L9 4 prices moved
The chart tracks the median L9 4 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. 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 | £27,500 | £61,063 |
| 2000s | 9 | £76,000 | £138,450 |
| 2010s | 10 | £100,000 | £141,000 |
| 2020s | 6 | £120,000 | £122,609 |
The highest yearly median on record for L9 4 is £245,000 in 2025; the lowest is £23,625 in 1996. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £31,000 to £245,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £68,835, so the real change over the whole record is +263.7% — about +4.40% 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: +194.3% in cash against +113.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Heswall Road | 26 Jan 2026 | Semi-detached | £253,000 | £253,000 |
| 1 Helsby Road | 23 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 6 Hooton Road | 5 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £230,000 | £235,000 |
| 2 Church Avenue | 9 Oct 2025 | Detached | £360,000 | £367,826 |
| 3 Heswall Road | 8 Sep 2025 | Semi-detached | £249,950 | £255,384 |
| 34 Caldy Road | 24 Jul 2025 | Semi-detached | £261,250 | £266,929 |
| 2 Barnston Road | 30 Apr 2025 | Semi-detached | £220,000 | £224,783 |
| 21 Palace Road | 28 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £65,000 | £66,413 |
| 35 Caldy Road | 14 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £250,326 |
| 11 Church Avenue | 20 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £270,000 | £284,104 |
| 7 Wallace Street | 30 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £101,000 | £106,276 |
| 203 Warbreck Moor | 29 Oct 2024 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £210,448 |
| 2 Helsby Road | 27 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £200,000 | £210,448 |
| 12 Caldy Road | 4 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £170,000 | £178,881 |
| 18 Wallace Street | 30 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £125,000 | £131,530 |
| 193A Warbreck Moor | 21 Jun 2024 | Terraced | £170,000 | £178,881 |
| 22 Hooton Road | 12 Jun 2024 | Terraced | £130,000 | £136,791 |
| 14 Heswall Road | 7 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £257,550 | £271,004 |
| 13 Caldy Road | 13 May 2024 | Semi-detached | £170,000 | £178,881 |
| 9 Hooton Road | 4 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £190,000 | £205,287 |
| 13 Sydney Street | 12 Oct 2023 | Terraced | £70,000 | £75,632 |
| 69 Caldy Road | 7 Sep 2023 | Semi-detached | £248,000 | £267,954 |
| 189 Warbreck Moor | 18 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £180,000 | £194,483 |
| 24 Sydney Street | 7 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £124,000 | £133,977 |
| 3A Guildhall Road | 16 Jun 2023 | Semi-detached | £139,500 | £150,724 |
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 L9 4 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Heswall Road | £24,000 (1997) | £253,000 (2026) | +8.5% | +5.7% |
| 1 Helsby Road | £90,000 (2005) | £210,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.2% |
| 6 Hooton Road | £22,750 (1997) | £230,000 (2025) | +8.6% | +5.8% |
| 2 Church Avenue | £68,000 (1999) | £360,000 (2025) | +6.6% | +3.8% |
| 19 Buckingham Road | £33,000 (2001) | £325,000 (2025) | +10.0% | +7.1% |
| 3 Heswall Road | £85,500 (2015) | £249,950 (2025) | +11.3% | +7.8% |
| 34 Caldy Road | £185,000 (2007) | £261,250 (2025) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2 Barnston Road | £95,000 (2016) | £220,000 (2025) | +9.8% | +6.0% |
| 21 Palace Road | £25,250 (1996) | £65,000 (2025) | +3.3% | +0.7% |
| 7 Windsor Road | £36,000 (1998) | £283,000 (2025) | +7.9% | +5.1% |
| 35 Caldy Road | £123,000 (2016) | £245,000 (2025) | +8.0% | +4.3% |
| 11 Church Avenue | £142,000 (2007) | £270,000 (2024) | +3.9% | +0.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. L9 4 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 | 343 | 63.3% | £58,800 | £9,000 – £245,000 |
| Semi-detached | 189 | 34.9% | £115,000 | £12,250 – £270,000 |
| Detached | 5 | 0.9% | £195,000 | £57,000 – £422,500 |
| Flat or maisonette | 5 | 0.9% | £28,000 | £17,000 – £45,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in L9 4
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 185 certificates cover L9 4, and their median floor area is 76 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are about the same size than average — 0.0%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 76 m² | about 818 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 55 m² | about 592 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 100 m² | about 1,076 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 32.4% | 60 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 5.9% | 11 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in L9 4
125 of the sales on record are leasehold and 417 freehold — 23.1% 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 £106,000 and the median freehold sale £64,950 — a gap of -38.7%. 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 | 125 | 23.1% | £106,000 |
| Freehold | 417 | 76.9% | £64,950 |
| New build | 10 | 1.8% | £53,950 |
| Existing home | 532 | 98.2% | £69,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -22.1%. 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 114 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 L9 4 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. L9 4 sits below that national figure — -57.0%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £748 per square metre, across 114 of the 542 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 £422,500. 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
Other sectors in L9
- L9 0£77,000 median
- L9 1£65,000 median
- L9 2£81,245 median
- L9 3£96,600 median
- L9 5£60,000 median
- L9 6£84,950 median
- L9 7£89,950 median
- L9 8£94,995 median
- L9 9£79,950 median
The wider district is L9.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in L9 4?
The median price paid in L9 4 across every sale on the register is £67,750. 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 L9 4?
542 sales are on record for L9 4, the most recent completing on 26 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have L9 4 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +194.3% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +113.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were L9 4 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £245,000, set in 2025. 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 L9 4?
£748 per square metre, from the 114 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 26 Jan 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, “L9 4 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.