House prices in CH41 (Birkenhead)

Price per square metre data and charts to help you understand the housing market in CH41 - stats were last calculated on 01 June 2026.

Defining 'CH41'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CH41", this is also called the postcode district. There are no official postcode district names so I've just labelled it CH41, Birkenhead. It is shown in red on the map below.

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in CH41 is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

For example in April 2026, 4, Upper Brassey Street, Birkenhead, CH41 0AN sold for £63,500. Given the internal area of 73 square metres recorded on the EPC, the price per sqm is £63,500 ÷ 73 sqm = £869.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-). You can change your prefered units from square meters to square feet for all the graphs and charts on CH41 and elsewhere. Just visit the My Account page and look for the m2 to ft2 toggle switch. Alternatively just multiply everything by 10, move a decimal place to go from sqm to sqft and you'll be close enough as 1 sqm = 10.76391 sqft.

Distribution of £ per sqm for houses vs flats in CH41

The chart above is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of house price per sqm in CH41 To make this chart we put all the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £1,485 to £1,578, £1,578 to £1,671, £1,671 to £1,764 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The histogram is based on 584 sales that took place in CH41, in the last 24 months.

Generate a custom histogram like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in CH41, Birkenhead. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £1,720 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of CH41 homes.

Box plot of £ per sqm for CH41

Tip: click on the chart to see the values.

The chart above is called a boxplot (or a box-and-whisker plot). Box plots, like histograms, are used to graphically represent the distribution of data, showing the central tendency, spread of the distribution. In the context of £ per square metre property price distributions, box plots represent the variation in property prices within a geographic area e.g. Birkenhead. The chart above shows a boxplot for 'CH41' as well as the 'CH' postcode area.

  • Median: The horizontal line inside the box represents the median (£ per square meter). This is the midpoint of the data, meaning 50% of the prices are below this value, and 50% are above. The middle price per square metre in 'CH41' is £1,390.
  • Interquartile Range (IQR): The box spans from the 25th percentile (Q1) to the 75th percentile (Q3). This is the range where the middle 50% of the data lies, giving a good indication of the typical price spread. Of the 584 transactions in CH41, Birkenhead half were sold for between £1,080 and £1,720 per square metre.
  • Whiskers: In our case, the whiskers extend from the 9th percentile (at the lower end) to the 91st percentile (at the upper end), This provides a slightly broader view of the distribution by including the middle 82% of records. The whiskers capture most of the variation but exclude extreme outliers caused by data errors in recording sold house prices or internal area.
  • 'n=' is the number of property transactions the box plot is based on; 584 for CH41, Birkenhead.

    • Property price map for Birkenhead

    Have a look at the interactive price map I created for myself. Use it to explore house prices in 'Birkenhead' all the way down to individual property plots.

    House price heatmap showing property values across Birkenhead 🔍 Explore map ›

    Will CH41 house prices drop in 2025?

    House prices in CH41 grew 2.4% in the last year, -0.8% after inflation. Whether or not this trend will continue depends on many factors, such as wage growth, net migration, interest rates and the level of house building. No one can predict these things with certainty however we can plot the historic trends in house prices in CH41 (Birkenhead) compared with the wider postcode area 'CH'.You can extrapolate from this based on your own views.

    House price index for CH41

    Tip: click on the legend items to show/hide different lines

    Download house price index as CSV (premium users only).

    The chart above shows changes in 'CH41' property prices over the last 20 years. The index is calculated from the average price paid per sqm for property in CH41 and is set to 100 in 2004. The chart compares trends for CH41, Birkenhead against those of the broader postcode area 'CH'. What is more interesting is to look at the difference between flats and houses, even those in the same area follow a very different trend, to get a robust enough sample size to see this we need to zoom out and look at house price trends for the entire Wirral local authority.

    The dashed lines show nominal house price changes, the solid lines show the same data adjusted for inflation. Economists call this the 'real' price change. You have to take inflation into account when comparing prices over time. It's calculated using the formula:

    Real Rate of Return = (1 + Nominal Rate) ÷ (1 + Inflation Rate) – 1
    In this formula, the nominal rate is the rate of change before any adjustments, and the inflation rate is taken from the Consumer Price Index. The real rate of return is a more accurate measure of change in value, because £1 today does not have the same buying power as £1 in the past. For example, if a savings account pays an interest rate of 3% per year and the inflation rate is 5% per year, the real rate of return is -2%. This means that the investment's value is shrinking by 2% each year.

    Historic returns for CH41
    CH area CH41 district
    Nominal Real Nominal Real
    20 yr per annum 2.3% -0.5% 1.9% -0.9%
    20 yr total 58.5% -9.1% 46.3% -16.0%
    10 yr per annum 3.7% 0.3% 3.8% 0.4%
    10 yr total 43.8% 3.1% 45.9% 4.6%
    5 yr per annum 3.1% -1.8% 3.0% -1.9%
    5 yr total 16.3% -8.8% 16.0% -9.0%
    1 yr per annum 2.9% -0.3% 2.4% -0.8%
    1 yr total 2.9% -0.3% 2.4% -0.8%

    This table complements the house price index chart above, presenting the data in a more detailed format. It breaks down the information into 20-year, 10-year, 5-year, and 1-year periods, further categorized by property type. For each period, we display both a per annum rate of change and a total rate of change.

    The total rate of change represents the overall change over the entire period. The formula for total return is:

    Total return = (Index at end of period ÷ Index at start of period) - 1

    The per annum rate of change is the annualized rate of change over the period. This is equivalent to the annual bank savings rate you would need to achieve the same total return over the given period. This annualized return is also known as the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). The formula for CAGR is:

    CAGR = (1 + Total return) ^ (1 ÷ Number of years) - 1

    Some specific examples:

    • Over the past 20 years, CH41 district have seen a -0.9% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -16.0% in real terms.
    • Over the past 5 years, CH41 district have seen a -1.9% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -9.0% in real terms.

    Most recent CH41 sales

    For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

    Tip: hover over dots to see details

    Snakes & Ladders

    See the recent winners & losers in the CH41 property market. This is not deep analysis - it is a nosy, tabloid-style peek at the local property market.

    Explore CH41 winners & losers
    Listing photo for Apartment 129 East Float Quay Dock Road
    Snake
    Apartment 129 East Float Quay Dock Road
    CH41 1DP
    -3.0%
    annualised change
    Listing photo for 36 Bluebell Avenue
    Ladder
    36 Bluebell Avenue
    CH41 0DS
    +15.8%
    annualised change

    Street level data

    Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
    Hamilton Square, , CH41 6A 67 sqm £1,594 26
    Priory Wharf, , CH41 5L 69 sqm £1,774 24
    Hinderton Road, , CH41 9A 76 sqm £1,461 18
    Paterson Street, , CH41 4B 78 sqm £1,005 14
    Halcyon Road, , CH41 2U 85 sqm £1,445 13
    Park Road North, , CH41 8A 107 sqm £1,317 13
    Park Road North, , CH41 4H 123 sqm £1,122 11
    The Woodlands, , CH41 2S 103 sqm £1,223 10

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    CH41's constituents

    The analysis on this page encompasses the entirety of CH41. If you want more granular analysis on different parts of CH41, use these links.

    Postcode sector Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Sales in last 2yr
    CH41 0 Birkenhead £1,330 sqm £1,620 sqm £1,920 sqm 104
    CH41 1 Birkenhead £930 sqm £1,090 sqm £1,670 sqm 28
    CH41 2 Birkenhead £850 sqm £1,160 sqm £1,430 sqm 67
    CH41 3 Birkenhead £1,270 sqm £1,380 sqm £1,790 sqm 15
    CH41 4 Birkenhead £1,000 sqm £1,150 sqm £1,380 sqm 100
    CH41 5 Birkenhead £1,470 sqm £1,700 sqm £1,800 sqm 46
    CH41 6 Birkenhead £1,320 sqm £1,600 sqm £1,710 sqm 40
    CH41 7 Birkenhead £1,250 sqm £1,460 sqm £1,720 sqm 47
    CH41 8 Birkenhead £1,130 sqm £1,500 sqm £1,960 sqm 80
    CH41 9 Birkenhead £970 sqm £1,390 sqm £1,620 sqm 57

    Nearby geographies

    The table below shows how 'CH41' compares to the other postcode districts nearby 'CH41'.

    District Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Sales in last 2yr
    CH8 Greenfield £1,750 sqm £2,190 sqm £2,690 sqm 491
    CH7 Buckley £2,220 sqm £2,640 sqm £3,020 sqm 1,413
    CH66 Great Sutton £2,210 sqm £2,640 sqm £3,060 sqm 1,023
    CH65 Ellesmere Port £1,590 sqm £1,960 sqm £2,560 sqm 765
    CH64 Little Neston £2,570 sqm £3,160 sqm £3,750 sqm 595
    CH63 Wirral £2,360 sqm £2,790 sqm £3,200 sqm 751
    CH62 Wirral £1,940 sqm £2,470 sqm £2,910 sqm 897
    CH61 Wirral £2,650 sqm £3,060 sqm £3,430 sqm 487
    CH60 Heswall £3,040 sqm £3,600 sqm £4,320 sqm 423
    CH6 Flint £1,790 sqm £2,170 sqm £2,590 sqm 410

    Raw data

    Our analysis of CH41 is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

    Address Paid sqm £/sqm
    4, Upper Brassey St, £63,500
    Apr-2026
    		 73 869
    35, Danescourt Rd, £175,000
    Apr-2026
    		 69 2,536
    39, Woodsorrel Rd, £158,500
    Apr-2026
    		 120 1,320

    See the entire list of all sales in CH41 here.

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