House prices in 'PR5 4', Walton Le Dale

Price per square metre data and charts revealed. Latest statistics for the housing market in 'PR5 4' (Walton Le Dale, Bamber Bridge) - calculated on 02 May 2026.

Defining 'PR5 4'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "PR5 4", this is also called the postcode sector. There are no official postcode sector names so I've just labelled it PR5 4, Walton Le Dale. It is shown in red on the map below.

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in PR5 4 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 February 2026, 79, Severn Drive, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4TD sold for £229,000. Given the internal area of 101 square metres recorded on the EPC, the price per sqm is £229,000 ÷ 101 sqm = £2,267.

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 PR5 4 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 'PR5 4' vs 'PR5'

The chart above is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of house price per sqm in PR5 4 To make this chart we put all the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,323 to £2,447, £2,447 to £2,570, £2,570 to £2,693 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The histogram is based on 387 sales that took place in PR5 4, Walton Le Dale, Bamber Bridge in the last 24 months.

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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 PR5 4, Walton Le Dale. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £2,860 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of PR5 4 homes.

Box plot of £ per sqm for PR5 4

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. Walton Le Dale. The chart above shows a boxplot for 'PR5 4' as well as the 'PR5' postcode district.

  • 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 'PR5 4' is £2,410.
  • 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 387 transactions in PR5 4, Walton Le Dale half were sold for between £2,050 and £2,860 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; 387 for PR5 4, Walton Le Dale.

    • Property price map for Walton Le Dale

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

    House price heatmap showing property values across Walton Le Dale 🔍 Explore map ›

    Walton Le Dale house price forecasting

    House prices in PR5 4 fell -4.9% in the last year, -7.8% 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 PR5 4 (Walton Le Dale) compared with the wider postcode district of PR5.

    House price index for PR5 4

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

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    The chart above shows changes in 'PR5 4' property prices over the last 20 years. The index is calculated from the average price paid per sqm for property in PR5 4 and is set to 100 in 2004. I'm comparing the trends for PR5 4,Walton Le Dale with the wider postcode district of PR5 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 South Ribble 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 PR5 4
    PR5 4 sector PR5 district
    Nominal Real Nominal Real
    20 yr per annum 1.6% -1.2% 1.8% -1.0%
    20 yr total 38.2% -20.7% 43.9% -17.4%
    10 yr per annum 2.7% -0.7% 3.2% -0.2%
    10 yr total 30.3% -6.6% 37.1% -1.7%
    5 yr per annum 2.7% -2.1% 3.1% -1.8%
    5 yr total 14.5% -10.2% 16.4% -8.7%
    1 yr per annum -4.9% -7.8% -1.4% -4.5%
    1 yr total -4.9% -7.8% -1.4% -4.5%

    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, PR5 4 sector have seen a -1.2% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -20.7% in real terms.
    • Over the past 5 years, PR5 district have seen a -1.8% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -8.7% in real terms.

    Most recent PR5 4 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

    Street level data

    Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
    Higher Walton Road, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4H 100 sqm £2,067 28
    Marlborough Drive, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4Q 67 sqm £2,404 22
    Coniston Drive, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4R 76 sqm £2,769 21
    Hampshire Road, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4N 103 sqm £3,061 21
    Holland House Road, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4H 71 sqm £2,043 16
    Severn Drive, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4T 82 sqm £2,590 14
    Rosebay Gardens, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4B 88 sqm £2,444 14
    Hoghton Lane, Walton Le Dale, PR5 4E 111 sqm £2,374 13

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    Nearby geographies

    The table below shows how 'PR5 4' compares to the other postcode sectors in PR5.

    Sector Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Sales in last 2yr
    PR5 8 Bamber Bridge £1,920 sqm £2,230 sqm £2,660 sqm 85
    PR5 6 Bamber Bridge £1,720 sqm £2,230 sqm £2,650 sqm 386
    PR5 5 Lostock Hall £1,990 sqm £2,460 sqm £2,830 sqm 334
    PR5 4 Walton Le Dale £2,050 sqm £2,410 sqm £2,860 sqm 387
    PR5 0 Hoghton £2,290 sqm £2,640 sqm £3,120 sqm 173
    PR2 5 Grimsargh £2,290 sqm £2,640 sqm £2,890 sqm 161
    PR1 9 Penwortham £2,070 sqm £2,470 sqm £2,870 sqm 461
    PR1 8 Preston £1,260 sqm £1,600 sqm £1,870 sqm 195
    PR1 5 Preston £1,050 sqm £1,430 sqm £1,710 sqm 231
    PR1 4 Preston £1,220 sqm £1,460 sqm £1,780 sqm 156

    Raw data

    Our analysis of PR5 4 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
    79, Severn Drive, Walton Le Dale, Bamber Bridge £229,000
    Feb-2026
    		 101 2,267
    337, Higher Walton Rd, Walton Le Dale, Bamber Bridge £105,000
    Feb-2026
    		 74 1,418
    2, Hennel Lane, Walton Le Dale, Bamber Bridge £180,000
    Feb-2026
    		 82 2,195

    See the entire list of all sales in PR5 4 here.

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