Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in West Lancashire
Homes in West Lancashire sold for an average £240,850, up 5.6% on a year ago. That is more than in 40% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at −0.7% a year, slower than the +4.0% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £240,850
- Change in a year
- +5.6%
- +2.0% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 40%
- of UK councils
West Lancashire: +26.5% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- West Lancashire
- North West
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | West Lancashire | North West | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £243,110 (£218,046–£268,174) | £229,332 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £242,922 (£219,013–£266,831) | £228,587 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £242,733 (£220,021–£265,446) | £227,842 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £242,545 (£221,078–£264,012) | £227,097 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £242,357 (£222,193–£262,521) | £226,352 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £242,168 (£223,377–£260,959) | £225,607 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £241,980 (£224,649–£259,311) | £224,862 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £241,792 (£226,031–£257,553) | £224,117 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £241,603 (£227,561–£255,646) | £223,373 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £241,415 (£229,301–£253,529) | £222,628 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £241,227 (£231,374–£251,079) | £221,883 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £241,038 (£234,099–£247,978) | £221,138 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £240,850 | £220,393 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £236,340 | £220,420 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £233,379 | £219,258 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £235,064 | £219,184 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £242,888 | £216,706 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £242,638 | £215,750 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £241,684 | £216,160 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £235,204 | £215,288 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £233,326 | £215,540 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £231,664 | £217,453 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £233,799 | £214,098 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £232,709 | £213,696 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £228,151 | £215,583 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £224,591 | £212,124 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £222,232 | £210,074 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £224,850 | £207,564 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £226,605 | £201,694 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £227,681 | £216,425 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £225,581 | £209,139 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £224,583 | £207,957 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £228,670 | £207,967 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £234,213 | £208,283 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £233,588 | £207,841 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £229,984 | £207,922 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £222,682 | £207,404 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £218,787 | £203,585 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £216,326 | £201,998 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £222,385 | £202,747 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £224,331 | £198,529 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £224,273 | £198,378 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £218,894 | £196,304 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £222,369 | £196,802 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £225,155 | £200,245 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £226,281 | £199,536 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £223,687 | £200,939 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £221,720 | £200,657 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £217,430 | £200,408 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £217,358 | £199,014 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £212,617 | £197,880 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £213,452 | £196,419 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £206,287 | £194,385 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £207,678 | £194,453 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £207,854 | £196,497 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £208,435 | £197,527 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £211,403 | £200,795 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £211,028 | £202,872 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £214,183 | £202,008 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £211,187 | £202,921 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £206,242 | £200,868 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £203,318 | £199,323 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £200,218 | £194,417 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £198,272 | £192,942 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £200,475 | £191,021 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £201,018 | £187,958 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £199,688 | £187,066 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £190,868 | £186,704 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £185,038 | £185,573 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £191,487 | £182,712 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £191,752 | £177,157 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £190,467 | £187,266 | £245,371 |
Reports for West Lancashire
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £218,046 and £268,174 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £243,110
- Chance of a rise
- 55%
At the average sale price, a home costs £240,850. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,111 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 17%
- Payment, one income
- 35%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £805
- Owning per month
- £1,134
67.0% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 120
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.0
Figures for United Kingdom: West Lancashire has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 19 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −12.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 80 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,503 while 370 homes were finished: 4.1 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 4.1
- Population change, 2025
- +1,503
5.3% of the 51,382 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.3%
- Empty homes
- 2,730
In 2025, 4% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 4%
Other councils in North West
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford | £393,897 | +6.4% |
| Stockport | £319,016 | +3.9% |
| Cheshire East | £311,897 | +4.5% |
| Ribble Valley | £284,529 | +1.6% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | £270,534 | +3.7% |
| Warrington | £259,224 | +2.8% |
| Manchester | £256,760 | +2.1% |
| Bury | £243,107 | +2.8% |
| West Lancashire | £240,850 | +5.6% |
| Westmorland and Furness | £231,161 | +5.1% |
| Fylde | £230,340 | +0.9% |
| Salford | £223,323 | −1.7% |
| Wirral | £221,673 | +5.8% |
| Sefton | £221,105 | +2.0% |
| Oldham | £217,214 | +4.6% |
| Chorley | £216,624 | +4.2% |
| Tameside | £213,026 | +1.4% |
| South Ribble | £212,563 | +2.6% |
| Rochdale | £211,022 | +3.3% |
| Bolton | £203,951 | +4.8% |
| Lancaster | £203,781 | +4.6% |
| Rossendale | £201,483 | +4.9% |
| Wigan | £194,393 | +2.8% |
| Knowsley | £191,550 | +1.6% |
| Halton | £189,435 | −2.3% |
| Wyre | £188,833 | +1.8% |
| Liverpool | £188,427 | +4.7% |
| Preston | £188,103 | +3.6% |
| St. Helens | £186,445 | +5.1% |
| Cumberland | £172,654 | +4.1% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £160,727 | −0.2% |
| Pendle | £156,011 | +9.0% |
| Hyndburn | £142,964 | +7.6% |
| Blackpool | £138,065 | +5.5% |
| Burnley | £136,703 | +6.0% |