House prices in CH61 3 (Wirral)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CH61 3' (Wirral) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'CH61 3'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CH61 3", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Wirral.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Wirral 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
E.g. 103, Heywood Boulevard, Wirral, sold for £210,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 71 square metres, the price per sqm is £2,957.

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 ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,800-£3,000, £3,000-£3,200, £3,200-£3,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 35 sales in Wirral (CH61 3) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Wirral
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Wirral

Generate a custom chart 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 Wirral (CH61 3). Of the 35 transactions, half were sold for between £2,750 and £3,640 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CH61 3' is £3,180. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,640 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Wirral

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Wirral. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Wirral
House price heatmap for Wirral

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CH61 3' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
CH61 0 Thurstaston £3,020 sqm £3,370 sqm £3,680 sqm
CH61 8 Wirral £2,440 sqm £2,840 sqm £3,170 sqm
CH61 1 Wirral £2,940 sqm £3,130 sqm £3,330 sqm
CH61 3 Wirral £2,750 sqm £3,180 sqm £3,640 sqm
CH61 5 Wirral £2,390 sqm £2,650 sqm £3,080 sqm
CH61 9 Wirral £2,320 sqm £2,780 sqm £3,050 sqm
CH61 4 Wirral £2,880 sqm £3,170 sqm £3,540 sqm
CH61 6 Wirral £2,690 sqm £3,000 sqm £3,360 sqm
CH61 7 Thingwall £2,320 sqm £2,620 sqm £3,000 sqm
CH61 2 Wirral £3,390 sqm £3,690 sqm £4,220 sqm

Will Wirral house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CH61 3 (Wirral) compared with both the wider area CH61 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Wirral,Wirral
House price trends for Wirral

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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.

Most recent CH61 3 sales
Recent trends for Wirral

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Wirral to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Wirral and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Thingwall Road, Wirral, CH61 3U 123 sqm £2,521 15
Whaley Lane, Wirral, CH61 3U 97 sqm £2,752 13
Heywood Boulevard, Wirral, CH61 3X 84 sqm £2,634 9
Ambleside Close, Wirral, CH61 3X 78 sqm £3,094 8
Thingwall Road East, Wirral, CH61 3U 94 sqm £3,294 8
Thingwall Drive, Wirral, CH61 3X 102 sqm £3,132 8
Marlston Avenue, Wirral, CH61 3X 72 sqm £3,012 7
Leafield Close, Wirral, CH61 3X 67 sqm £3,175 5

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Raw data

Our analysis of Wirral 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
103, Heywood Boulevard, Wirral £210,000
Jul-2024
71 2,957
59, Heywood Boulevard, Wirral £278,000
Apr-2024
103 2,699
35, Thingwall Drive, Wirral £258,000
Mar-2024
103 2,504

See the entire list of all sales in Wirral (CH61 3) here.

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