Buying a home in L4, Liverpool. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£144kmost £116k–£169k
Houses per m²£1,589flats £1,460
Sold last year1561,452 in five years
Prices in Liverpool+8.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in L4 sold for £144,259 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £116,325 and £169,257, for about 87 m² of space. That is 36% less than the same home across Liverpool (£226,000).

156 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £64k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in L4 3 (£1,317) and the most in L4 1 (£1,991).

Across Liverpool, prices are up 8.1% on a year ago and up 26.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £963 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £658 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £29,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.

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House prices in L4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£91,906£82k–£114k41 m²15
2£102,899£87k–£134k65 m²488
3£144,259£116k–£169k87 m²769
4£158,105£128k–£205k108 m²110
5+£179,037£162k–£215k149 m²42

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£92k£103k£144k£158k£179k
Semi-detached£107k£151k£178k£235k£240k
Terraced£83k£99k£135k£151k£172k
Flats£64k£75k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across L4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
L4 0£1,354—
L4 1£1,991£2,388
L4 2£1,442—
L4 3£1,317—
L4 4£1,401£1,488
L4 5£1,343—
L4 6£1,685—
L4 7£1,984—
L4 8£1,936—
L4 9£1,923£1,188

Schools near L4

Best state primary within 2 kmFour Oaks Community Primary School81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%19 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Edward's College54.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%28 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about L4

Is L4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 36% less than across Liverpool; prices in Liverpool are up 8.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.2% against 43.8%); 156 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 L4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in L4 sold for £144,259 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £116,325 and £169,257.

Is L4 expensive for Liverpool?

A 3-bedroom house in L4 costs 36% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Liverpool (£226,000).

How many homes sell in L4 each year?

156 homes sold in the last year and 1,452 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near L4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Four Oaks Community Primary School, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.