WA2 vs WA3: house prices per square metre compared

WA3 (Lowton) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £3,055 per against £2,478 in WA2 (Orford)WA2 is 19% cheaper per . The figures come from 502 and 295 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

WA2

Orford, Warrington

High confidence

£2,478median per

Median sale price
£195,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£2,023 – £3,187
Sales (last 12 months)
331
With a matched floor area
295
Mean floor area (matched sales)
82 m²
Change over 10 years
+72.9%
All WA2 sold prices

WA3

Lowton, Warrington

High confidence

£3,055median per

Median sale price
£256,850
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£2,361 – £3,623
Sales (last 12 months)
556
With a matched floor area
502
Mean floor area (matched sales)
99 m²
Change over 10 years
+57.4%
All WA3 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.

WA2 compared with WA3
MeasureWA2WA3Difference
Median price per m²£2,478£3,055+23%
Median sale price£195,000£256,850+32%
Sales (last 12 months)331556+225
Change over 10 years+72.9%+57.4%−15.5 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 typeWA2WA3
Detached£3,291n = 39£3,444n = 181
Semi-detached£2,775n = 114£2,917n = 209
Terraced£2,258n = 127£2,566n = 84
Flat£2,034n = 15£2,258n = 28

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