Average price
£220,393
August 2026
12 months
+2.2%
August 2025 to August 2026
Last month
0.0%
July to August 2026
Sales registered
5,667
June 2026, the latest month published
England average
£293,525
August 2026
HM Land Registry's average price for the North West was £220,393 in August 2026, up 2.2% on the year. That is about 25% below the England average of £293,525. 5,667 sales in the North West have been registered so far for June 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published a count for.
HM Land Registry's average price for the North West from the UK House Price Index, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status.
Price trend
Over the 12 months to August 2026, the average price in the North West rose 2.2%, peaking at £220,420 in July 2026.
Peak £220,420 in July 2026.
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By property type
Detached homes are the most expensive in the North West at £388,124, 177% above flat or maisonette at £140,000. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 1.1%.
| Property type | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £388,124 | +1.8% | |
| £242,592 | +3.1% | |
| £178,230 | +2.9% | |
| £140,000 | −1.1% |
Month by month
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £220,393 | 0.0% | +2.2% | – | |
| £220,420 | +0.5% | +3.9% | – | |
| £219,258 | 0.0% | +4.4% | 5,667 | |
| £219,184 | +1.1% | +5.6% | 6,066 | |
| £216,706 | +0.4% | +7.4% | 6,010 | |
| £215,750 | −0.2% | Broadly flat | 7,070 | |
| £216,160 | +0.4% | +3.4% | 6,601 | |
| £215,288 | −0.1% | +3.5% | 5,913 | |
| £215,540 | −0.9% | +3.6% | 8,411 | |
| £217,453 | +1.6% | +4.4% | 8,942 | |
| £214,098 | +0.2% | +3% | 10,529 | |
| £213,696 | −0.9% | +2.8% | 9,101 | |
| £215,583 | +1.6% | +3.9% | 9,484 |
By buyer status
The average price for first-time buyers in the North West was £72,396 below that for former owner-occupiers, a gap of 38%.
| Buyer | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £191,727 | +2.5% | |
| £264,123 | +2.1% |
By funding status
The average price for cash buyers in the North West was 8% below that for mortgage buyers. Cash accounted for 24% of the cash and mortgage sales registered so far for June 2026.
| Paid with | Average price | Annual change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| £207,117 | +1.8% | 723 | |
| £226,290 | +2.4% | 2,256 |
By property status
The average price for new builds in the North West was 27% above that for existing homes.
| Property status | Average price | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| £274,941 | +2.9% | |
| £217,161 | +4.4% |
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The average price is the index's standardised average, a mix-adjusted geometric mean, not the mean or median of sales, so it will not match a list of sold prices. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.