PR8 vs PR9: house prices per square metre compared

PR8 (Birkdale) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £2,390 per against £2,301 in PR9 (Banks)PR9 is 4% cheaper per . The figures come from 632 and 514 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

PR8

Birkdale, Southport

High confidence

£2,390median per

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%
All PR8 sold prices

PR9

Banks, Southport

High confidence

£2,301median per

Median sale price
£207,500
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£1,740 – £2,857
Sales (last 12 months)
531
With a matched floor area
514
Mean floor area (matched sales)
98 m²
Change over 10 years
+36.6%
New-build premium
+32%
All PR9 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

PR8 compared with PR9
MeasurePR8PR9Difference
Median price per m²£2,390£2,301−4%
Median sale price£240,000£207,500−14%
Sales (last 12 months)660531−129
Change over 10 years+42.6%+36.6%−6.0 pts

By property type

Median price per 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 typePR8PR9
Detached£2,920n = 148£2,688n = 85
Semi-detached£2,333n = 311£2,419n = 277
Terraced£2,177n = 57£2,121n = 41
Flat£2,100n = 116£1,753n = 111

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