Sefton
L38 house prices in Sefton
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Sefton, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£296,250
Range £204,750–£564,965 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +4.6%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Mar 2020 and 31 Jul 2026.
Summary
House prices in L38: the typical (median) sold price is £296,250, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 4.6%, comparing 31 sales with 43, so a handful of homes can swing it. L38 is a quiet market, with about 3 recorded sales a month. By property type, 58% were detached homes (typically £350,000) and 34% were semi-detached homes (typically £250,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,583 a year: Sefton's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Sefton, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on L38: a quiet market, so take your time
At around 3 sales a month, L38 is quiet, at a median above last year’s, which says something about those homes and rather less about yours.
If you are thinking of selling, the £204,750 to £564,965 range is where most L38 sales landed, so find the sold homes closest to yours and price against those; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, L38 is above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (151 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,583 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free L38 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
L38 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£296,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
3.3
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+4.6%
+4.6% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,583
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in L38
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in L38
The quarterly typical price fell 29.3%, from £411,000 in Q4 2024 (6 sales) to £290,500 in Q3 2026 (3 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £411,000 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | £305,000 | 17 |
| Q2 2025 | £315,000 | 12 |
| Q3 2025 | £460,000 | 9 |
| Q4 2025 | £295,000 | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | £305,000 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | £432,500 | 9 |
| Q3 2026 | £290,500 | 3 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Mar 2020 and 31 Jul 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in L38 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £350,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £155,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 139 | £350,000 | £250,000–£614,600 |
| Terraced | 13 | £268,000 | £193,200–£350,100 |
| Semi-detached | 81 | £250,000 | £195,000–£350,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 5 | £155,000 | £151,000–£259,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Mar 2020 and 31 Jul 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of L38 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most L38 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £204,750 and £564,965, around a typical £296,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Mar 2020 and 31 Jul 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in L38
Detached homes were 58% of recorded sales (139 of 238). 78% of sales were freehold and 22% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached58%
- Terraced5%
- Semi-detached34%
- Flat / maisonette2%
Tenure
- Freehold78%
- Leasehold22%
See the figures
196 freehold (78%) and 54 leasehold (22%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in L38. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 13 Mar 2020 and 31 Jul 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
18, CARR HOUSE LANE, LIVERPOOL
£210,000 (2022)£295,000 (2026)+40.5% over 4 yrs (+8.9%/yr)
77, BLUNDELL ROAD, LIVERPOOL
£450,000 (2022)£490,000 (2026)+8.9% over 4.2 yrs (+2.1%/yr)
22A, ALTON CLOSE, LIVERPOOL
£206,000 (2020)£325,000 (2025)+57.8% over 4.8 yrs (+10%/yr)
4, BLUNDELL ROAD, LIVERPOOL
£285,000 (2021)£320,000 (2025)+12.3% over 4.2 yrs (+2.8%/yr)
21, THORNBECK AVENUE, LIVERPOOL
£255,000 (2020)£370,000 (2025)+45.1% over 4.4 yrs (+8.7%/yr)
5, SANDHILLS, LIVERPOOL
£320,000 (2020)£370,000 (2025)+15.6% over 4.4 yrs (+3.3%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where L38 sits in Sefton
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in L38
37, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
Semi-detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£290,500
62, ELVINGTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL
Detached · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£396,000
THE BUNGALOW, ALTCAR RIFLE RANGE ESTATE, LIVERPOOL
Other · Freehold · 8 Jul 2026
£207,000
32, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
Semi-detached · Freehold · 30 Jun 2026
£275,000
10, THISTLEDOWN DRIVE, LIVERPOOL
Detached · Freehold · 30 Jun 2026
£600,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). L38 includes the Formby East ward.
In plain English
What the Sefton (L38) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £350,000 against £250,000 for semi-detached homes: 40% more. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- This is a quiet district: only about 3 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 13 March 2020 and 31 July 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on L38
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in L38
£2,583
Band D a year in Sefton, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,722 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,009 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,296 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,583 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,157 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,731 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,305 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,166 |
These are Sefton's charges for 2026-27, the authority L38 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Sefton · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near L38
1
open school within 3 km, nearest St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
All schools
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · L23 4UA
2.7 km
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the L38 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 1 open school within 3 km, 0 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near L38
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around L38
151
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 22 October 2026.
Recent applications
Sefton/DC/2026/00943Conditions
249 m
Listed building consent for the replacement of polycarbon plastic roof to rear porch with welsh slate to match existing
Received 2026-06-15 · decided 2026-08-05
Sefton/DC/2025/02038Conditions
455 m
Tree Preservation Order Consent for the pruning of 3.No trees (T6,T13,T14) see Health Assessment (Lies within TPO198)
Received 2025-12-17 · decided 2026-02-06
Sefton/DC/2025/01794Conditions
267 m
The installation of 1no. outdoor padel court, erection of wire mesh/glass panels with floodlights on an existing tennis court
Received 2025-11-04 · decided 2026-02-17
Sefton/DC/2025/01719Conditions
249 m
Demolition and rebuilding of existing kitchen extension at the rear.
Received 2025-10-29 · decided 2026-02-09
Sefton/DC/2025/01679Conditions
249 m
Listed building consent for the demolition and rebuilding of existing kitchen extension at the rear.
Received 2025-10-28 · decided 2026-02-09
Sefton/DC/2025/01479Conditions
416 m
Erection of self build replacement dwelling and detached garage following demolition of existing house and outbuildings. Alterations to access and boundary fences.
Received 2025-09-17 · decided 2025-12-12
Applications are matched within 500 m of the L38 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for L38 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 151 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 22 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for L38
Decile 9 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled L38 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 9, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
L38 0BG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so L38 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in L38: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in L38, band by band
Sefton's council tax for 2026-27 set against the L38 median sold price of £296,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearSefton | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £296,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,722 | £144 | 0.58% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,009 | £167 | 0.68% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,296 | £191 | 0.78% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,583 | £215 | 0.87% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,157 | £263 | 1.07% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,731 | £311 | 1.26% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,305 | £359 | 1.45% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,166 | £431 | 1.74% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the L38 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Sefton, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in L38 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 227 distinct addresses in the records we hold for L38. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
37, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,500
2026-07-31
62, ELVINGTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 9AN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£396,000
2026-07-24
THE BUNGALOW, ALTCAR RIFLE RANGE ESTATE, LIVERPOOL
L38 7JB · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£207,000
2026-07-08
32, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-06-30
10, THISTLEDOWN DRIVE, LIVERPOOL
L38 0AA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-06-30
3, ST STEPHENS ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BL · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£342,500
2026-06-03
18, CARR HOUSE LANE, LIVERPOOL
L38 1QG · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£295,000
2026-05-22
91, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-05-15
77, BLUNDELL ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 9EF · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£490,000
2026-05-15
81, THORNBECK AVENUE, LIVERPOOL
L38 9EX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£432,500
2026-05-01
39, BLUNDELL ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 9EF · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-04-22
CLEAVER COTTAGES, NORTH END LANE, LIVERPOOL
L38 5DE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-04-02
109, CARR HOUSE LANE, LIVERPOOL
L38 1QF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-03-20
89, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£257,500
2026-03-20
66, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-03-05
31, BLUNDELL ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 9EE · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£705,000
2026-03-03
9, SANDHILLS, LIVERPOOL
L38 9EP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-02-06
8, RATHBONE ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BR · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2025-12-18
10, LARKHILL GROVE, LIVERPOOL
L38 9ET · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2025-12-15
34, LADY GREEN LANE, LIVERPOOL
L38 1QD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£227,000
2025-11-27
2, THISTLEDOWN DRIVE, LIVERPOOL
L38 0AA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2025-11-25
28, ELVINGTON ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 9AN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2025-10-24
11, WIGNALLS MEADOW, LIVERPOOL
L38 9EN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2025-10-10
16, MARK ROAD, LIVERPOOL
L38 0BH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2025-10-03
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near L38
The closest districts to L38 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in L23 (Liverpool) 2.5 miles
- House prices in L22 (Liverpool) 3.4 miles
- House prices in L21 (Liverpool) 4.2 miles
- House prices in L30 (Bootle) 4.2 miles
- House prices in L31 (Liverpool) 4.7 miles
- House prices in L20 (Bootle) 5.5 miles
- House prices in L9 (Liverpool) 5.9 miles
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Data sources
Every L38 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.