Typical 3-bedroom house£255kmost £226k–£295k
Houses per m²£3,067flats £2,218
Sold last year2441,813 in five years
Prices in Sefton+3.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in L31 sold for £255,050 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £225,800 and £295,014, for about 90 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Liverpool (£226,000).
244 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in L31 5 (£2,751) and the most in L31 3 (£3,456).
Across Sefton, prices are up 3.7% on a year ago and up 25.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £993 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,163 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £51,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about L31
Is L31 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Liverpool; prices in Sefton are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (86% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (41.4% against 43.8%); 244 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in L31?
A typical 3-bedroom house in L31 sold for £255,050 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £225,800 and £295,014.
Is L31 expensive for Liverpool?
A 3-bedroom house in L31 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Liverpool (£226,000).
How many homes sell in L31 each year?
244 homes sold in the last year and 1,813 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near L31?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate, where 86% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near L31?
For a 3-bedroom house, L30 (£165k, 4 km), L10 (£224k, 4 km), L33 (£163k, 5 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.