L39 vs PR8: house prices per square metre compared
L39 (Aughton) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £2,835 per m² against £2,390 in PR8 (Birkdale) — PR8 is 16% cheaper per m². The figures come from 245 and 632 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.
L39
Aughton, Ormskirk
£2,835median per m²
- Median sale price
- £290,000
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £2,302 – £3,485
- Sales (last 12 months)
- 269
- With a matched floor area
- 245
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 116 m²
- Change over 10 years
- +32.4%
PR8
Birkdale, Southport
£2,390median per m²
- Median sale price
- £240,000
- Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
- £1,879 – £2,961
- Sales (last 12 months)
- 660
- With a matched floor area
- 632
- Mean floor area (matched sales)
- 110 m²
- Change over 10 years
- +42.6%
Side by side
Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.
| Measure | L39 | PR8 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price per m² | £2,835 | £2,390 | −16% |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | £240,000 | −17% |
| Sales (last 12 months) | 269 | 660 | +391 |
| Change over 10 years | +32.4% | +42.6% | +10.2 pts |
By property type
Median price per m² for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.
| Property type | L39 | PR8 |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £3,187n = 67 | £2,920n = 148 |
| Semi-detached | £2,835n = 111 | £2,333n = 311 |
| Terraced | £2,538n = 49 | £2,177n = 57 |
| Flat | £2,203n = 18 | £2,100n = 116 |
Compare other areas
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