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West Lancashire · report

Past price cycles in West Lancashire

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

Prices in West Lancashire and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • West Lancashire
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodWest LancashireUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026481.5534.7
Jul 2026472.5532.9
Jun 2026466.6530.1
May 2026469.9533.1
Apr 2026485.6530.6
Mar 2026485.1526.0
Feb 2026483.2527.6
Jan 2026470.2526.4
Dec 2025466.5524.8
Nov 2025463.1529.6
Oct 2025467.4528.4
Sep 2025465.2527.8
Aug 2025456.1529.8
Jul 2025449.0526.5
Jun 2025444.3522.4
May 2025449.5517.1
Apr 2025453.0509.5
Mar 2025455.2524.8
Feb 2025451.0518.5
Jan 2025449.0518.8
Dec 2024457.1517.0
Nov 2024468.2518.0
Oct 2024467.0519.4
Sep 2024459.8518.4
Aug 2024445.2519.1
Jul 2024437.4514.0
Jun 2024432.5508.3
May 2024444.6506.3
Apr 2024448.5502.2
Mar 2024448.4499.5
Feb 2024437.6498.6
Jan 2024444.6501.2
Dec 2023450.1501.6
Nov 2023452.4505.9
Oct 2023447.2509.4
Sep 2023443.3511.7
Aug 2023434.7514.2
Jul 2023434.5511.4
Jun 2023425.1505.8
May 2023426.7503.9
Apr 2023412.4502.2
Mar 2023415.2501.1
Feb 2023415.5506.8
Jan 2023416.7511.0
Dec 2022422.6515.4
Nov 2022421.9519.5
Oct 2022428.2520.3
Sep 2022422.2520.3
Aug 2022412.3519.2
Jul 2022406.5514.8
Jun 2022400.3505.4
May 2022396.4499.4
Apr 2022400.8493.8
Mar 2022401.9488.0
Feb 2022399.2486.2
Jan 2022381.6485.7
Dec 2021369.9480.1
Nov 2021382.8477.7
Oct 2021383.3468.5
Sep 2021380.8480.5
Aug 2021378.7466.8
Jul 2021381.2453.1
Jun 2021382.6475.4
May 2021373.8451.4
Apr 2021373.2448.4
Mar 2021381.5455.2
Feb 2021379.6448.6
Jan 2021374.2447.3
Dec 2020367.3447.3
Nov 2020358.7443.9
Oct 2020354.5439.4
Sep 2020346.4435.7
Aug 2020358.1431.1
Jul 2020365.0426.9
Jun 2020369.6423.4
May 2020359.5417.6
Apr 2020355.7415.5
Mar 2020346.7419.7
Feb 2020345.8416.0
Jan 2020345.9418.4
Dec 2019356.2418.1
Nov 2019358.7418.7
Oct 2019356.8420.2
Sep 2019355.0421.3
Aug 2019356.7421.0
Jul 2019354.5419.6
Jun 2019345.5415.0
May 2019342.7413.2
Apr 2019344.2412.6
Mar 2019351.6409.7
Feb 2019350.9410.8
Jan 2019349.4411.8
Dec 2018353.9414.4
Nov 2018353.5415.3
Oct 2018365.7417.1
Sep 2018359.8417.5
Aug 2018364.5418.3
Jul 2018355.0417.0
Jun 2018351.1411.9
May 2018337.1409.2
Apr 2018336.0407.5
Mar 2018332.3403.7
Feb 2018340.5406.1
Jan 2018339.7405.0
Dec 2017344.4406.5
Nov 2017347.0404.9
Oct 2017350.3406.0
Sep 2017354.9405.7
Aug 2017352.7407.2
Jul 2017343.6405.4
Jun 2017338.2400.2
May 2017327.9396.8
Apr 2017323.4394.4
Mar 2017320.7388.3
Feb 2017324.6389.1
Jan 2017327.1388.3
Dec 2016327.7388.7
Nov 2016326.3388.0
Oct 2016335.5386.2
Sep 2016334.0387.5
Aug 2016338.6388.1
Jul 2016334.7388.1
Jun 2016333.7384.0
May 2016324.3380.4
Apr 2016324.3376.0
Mar 2016327.2374.6
Feb 2016331.1370.8
Jan 2016325.0370.6
Dec 2015314.2369.6
Nov 2015314.2368.4
Oct 2015313.0365.6
Sep 2015310.0365.1
Aug 2015309.6364.3
Jul 2015308.9361.0
Jun 2015319.6355.0
May 2015310.4352.3
Apr 2015311.0348.5
Mar 2015297.7345.5
Feb 2015300.7344.2
Jan 2015294.9343.9
Dec 2014301.8345.7
Nov 2014306.8344.9
Oct 2014315.4346.1
Sep 2014316.1346.6
Aug 2014311.3346.2
Jul 2014301.4342.2
Jun 2014297.9337.5
May 2014298.9334.6
Apr 2014297.3331.1
Mar 2014291.7323.9
Feb 2014290.4322.7
Jan 2014294.7321.4
Dec 2013297.5321.0
Nov 2013300.5318.1
Oct 2013300.1316.4
Sep 2013306.0317.7
Aug 2013302.9317.4
Jul 2013295.7314.9
Jun 2013290.0311.4
May 2013293.7308.9
Apr 2013295.7307.3
Mar 2013300.2304.3
Feb 2013289.2302.5
Jan 2013295.2302.5
Dec 2012293.2304.6
Nov 2012300.4305.3
Oct 2012301.3305.0
Sep 2012305.1307.2
Aug 2012305.2308.3
Jul 2012297.2307.9
Jun 2012294.9306.7
May 2012293.5303.8
Apr 2012301.8302.8
Mar 2012294.5299.3
Feb 2012296.1298.5
Jan 2012288.1299.3
Dec 2011305.4301.3
Nov 2011305.7302.6
Oct 2011313.2302.5
Sep 2011309.0305.8
Aug 2011307.7306.6
Jul 2011307.3306.4
Jun 2011304.4302.6
May 2011312.8302.1
Apr 2011303.5303.4
Mar 2011310.1298.8
Feb 2011308.0300.2
Jan 2011314.1301.8
Dec 2010302.8304.3
Nov 2010302.3304.9
Oct 2010315.1308.5
Sep 2010317.7312.0
Aug 2010306.3312.8
Jul 2010296.2312.8
Jun 2010294.5309.7
May 2010303.4308.2
Apr 2010304.7306.7
Mar 2010307.0302.8
Feb 2010308.3302.8
Jan 2010306.7302.1
Dec 2009302.8303.2
Nov 2009299.0301.2
Oct 2009302.3300.2
Sep 2009307.4298.2
Aug 2009301.3295.9
Jul 2009295.5293.0
Jun 2009287.9287.8
May 2009291.7285.0
Apr 2009291.0281.1
Mar 2009301.1278.6
Feb 2009298.3280.3
Jan 2009303.2283.6
Dec 2008299.1290.3
Nov 2008304.9294.8
Oct 2008299.6303.4
Sep 2008307.2309.6
Aug 2008314.4317.6
Jul 2008321.7324.4
Jun 2008319.8328.0
May 2008316.0332.4
Apr 2008313.9330.4
Mar 2008313.6329.8
Feb 2008317.9332.2
Jan 2008323.8335.1
Dec 2007323.8341.3
Nov 2007324.5341.8
Oct 2007327.4342.0
Sep 2007328.7342.8
Aug 2007325.2342.3
Jul 2007328.4340.4
Jun 2007325.9336.1
May 2007325.4332.5
Apr 2007318.6328.7
Mar 2007322.2322.2
Feb 2007323.5319.8
Jan 2007316.9318.8
Dec 2006309.1319.0
Nov 2006301.9315.0
Oct 2006309.7313.4
Sep 2006307.1311.6
Aug 2006306.4310.3
Jul 2006295.0307.7
Jun 2006291.4303.4
May 2006285.5300.5
Apr 2006281.4297.7
Mar 2006283.6291.4
Feb 2006285.7289.0
Jan 2006290.8288.6
Dec 2005284.6289.0
Nov 2005277.5287.4
Oct 2005281.3286.6
Sep 2005283.5287.1
Aug 2005291.8287.6
Jul 2005287.7286.4
Jun 2005284.3282.8
May 2005273.6280.6
Apr 2005262.3277.6
Mar 2005257.3273.7
Feb 2005259.7271.5
Jan 2005262.5271.7
Dec 2004269.2271.9
Nov 2004269.8273.9
Oct 2004275.8274.3
Sep 2004275.1272.3
Aug 2004270.6272.8
Jul 2004261.1269.7
Jun 2004249.2264.1
May 2004239.4259.5
Apr 2004224.3256.4
Mar 2004207.4245.3
Feb 2004202.5244.7
Jan 2004204.2247.1
Dec 2003211.5245.6
Nov 2003211.4240.9
Oct 2003212.5243.6
Sep 2003210.1239.4
Aug 2003201.6240.2
Jul 2003189.9236.0
Jun 2003180.0231.9
May 2003176.0231.4
Apr 2003177.6233.0
Mar 2003183.7227.6
Feb 2003184.9222.8
Jan 2003183.2225.2
Dec 2002176.8226.8
Nov 2002173.2219.5
Oct 2002166.7217.3
Sep 2002164.4215.7
Aug 2002162.1210.6
Jul 2002158.2206.0
Jun 2002154.4204.4
May 2002151.5196.4
Apr 2002148.6191.4
Mar 2002150.8188.9
Feb 2002149.8182.5
Jan 2002149.9176.1
Dec 2001141.1176.7
Nov 2001140.7176.7
Oct 2001140.5176.7
Sep 2001143.3180.3
Aug 2001142.1180.3
Jul 2001143.1180.3
Jun 2001139.9174.1
May 2001137.9174.1
Apr 2001129.8174.1
Mar 2001124.5168.0
Feb 2001121.8168.0
Jan 2001123.5168.0
Dec 2000130.0168.9
Nov 2000132.3168.9
Oct 2000133.7168.9
Sep 2000131.7164.0
Aug 2000132.4164.0
Jul 2000129.9164.0
Jun 2000127.7161.0
May 2000121.5161.0
Apr 2000120.4161.0
Mar 2000120.0152.6
Feb 2000125.1152.6
Jan 2000125.3152.6
Dec 1999125.3148.8
Nov 1999120.6148.8
Oct 1999120.2148.8
Sep 1999117.4145.1
Aug 1999120.3145.1
Jul 1999119.5145.1
Jun 1999119.5137.1
May 1999115.0137.1
Apr 1999113.4137.1
Mar 1999117.1131.5
Feb 1999118.5131.5
Jan 1999119.6131.5
Dec 1998116.7130.7
Nov 1998115.8130.7
Oct 1998115.3130.7
Sep 1998113.2131.3
Aug 1998111.2131.3
Jul 1998109.7131.3
Jun 1998109.5125.8
May 1998108.3125.8
Apr 1998105.9125.8
Mar 1998109.2119.5
Feb 1998110.3119.5
Jan 1998112.6119.5
Dec 1997110.3116.5
Nov 1997111.7116.5
Oct 1997113.5116.5
Sep 1997113.4117.4
Aug 1997111.4117.4
Jul 1997112.2117.4
Jun 1997112.0111.7
May 1997113.1111.7
Apr 1997107.4111.7
Mar 1997104.8109.5
Feb 1997103.1109.5
Jan 1997106.9109.5
Dec 1996107.6108.0
Nov 1996107.0108.0
Oct 1996104.3108.0
Sep 1996105.5106.2
Aug 1996107.1106.2
Jul 1996108.0106.2
Jun 1996104.5102.2
May 1996102.2102.2
Apr 1996100.6102.2
Mar 1996100.4102.1
Feb 1996100.9102.1
Jan 1996103.8102.1
Dec 1995104.0100.6
Nov 1995107.3100.6
Oct 1995105.6100.6
Sep 1995106.8102.0
Aug 1995105.9102.0
Jul 1995105.1102.0
Jun 1995109.5101.1
May 1995109.4101.1
Apr 1995111.3101.1
Mar 1995106.0100.0
Feb 1995104.7100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
April 1995March 1996−9.8%1114
October 1997April 1998−6.7%66
January 1999April 1999−5.2%34
January 2000March 2000−4.3%23
October 2000February 2001−8.9%43
February 2003May 2003−4.8%32
October 2003February 2004−4.7%42
October 2004March 2005−6.7%53
August 2005November 2005−4.9%38
September 2007June 2009−12.4%2180
August 2016March 2017−5.3%74
September 2017March 2018−6.4%64
October 2018May 2019−6.3%713
June 2020September 2020−6.3%34
October 2021December 2021−3.5%22
October 2022April 2023−3.7%63
November 2023June 2024−4.4%73
November 2024June 2025−5.1%77
April 2026June 2026−3.9%2Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for West Lancashire

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%

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%