Typical 3-bedroom house£318kmost £274k–£357k
Houses per m²£3,416
Sold last year18144 in five years
Prices in Sefton+3.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in L38 sold for £317,629 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £274,320 and £356,617, for about 91 m² of space. That is 41% more than the same home across Liverpool (£226,000).
18 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in L38 1 (£3,023) and the most in L38 3 (£3,603).
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 £1,448 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £64,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.
Questions about L38
Is L38 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 41% more than across Liverpool; prices in Sefton are up 3.7% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (53.5% against 43.8%); 18 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 L38?
A typical 3-bedroom house in L38 sold for £317,629 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £274,320 and £356,617.
Is L38 expensive for Liverpool?
A 3-bedroom house in L38 costs 41% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Liverpool (£226,000).
How many homes sell in L38 each year?
18 homes sold in the last year and 144 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.
Where is cheaper near L38?
For a 3-bedroom house, L22 (£250k, 5 km), L21 (£176k, 7 km), L30 (£165k, 7 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.