Area market snapshot · in Merseyside

Heswall property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Heswall is in Merseyside.
Median asking price
£407,500↑ 85% above Merseyside

208 for sale · Merseyside £220k

Median sold price · 12 months to February 2026
£320,000
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Heswall£260,000£407,500£681,250
Merseyside£145,000£220,000£350,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Heswall differs from Merseyside
  • A typical 2-bed asks £248k here, compared to £160k across Merseyside
The last 30 days

Homes came onto and left the Heswall market at a similar pace

New listings
43

↑ 16% · was 37

Price cuts
39

↑ 105% · was 19

Went off market
43

↑ 43% · was 30

Typical time listed
Tracking since May 2026

we need a longer tracking history here before this is reliable

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

We're still expanding our listing coverage in Heswall, so rises here partly reflect us seeing more of the market, not just market activity.

Asking prices

Where homes in Heswall sit by price band, against Merseyside

Homes for sale in Heswall skew pricier than in Merseyside

36% of Heswall listings ask under £300k, a smaller share than Merseyside (67%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandHeswall listingsHeswall shareMerseyside share
<£300k7436%67%
£300k–400k2813%13%
£400k–500k2713%7%
£500k–650k2010%5%
£650k–800k2211%4%
£800k–1m2010%2%
£1m–1.5m136%1%
£1.5m+42%1%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Heswall, set against Merseyside

Detached houses are 33% of homes for sale in Heswall, against 16% across Merseyside

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeHeswallMerseyside
Detached (69 for sale)£33£16
Semi-detached (52 for sale)£25£26
Flats (46 for sale)£22£29
Terraced (10 for sale)£5£22

Detached houses in Heswall ask £765k, 46% more than Merseyside detached houses (£525k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeHeswallMerseyside
Detached (69 for sale)£765,000£525,000
Semi-detached (52 for sale)£294,975£265,000
Flats (46 for sale)£190,000£130,000
Terraced (10 for sale)£235,000£170,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to August 2026
£310per sq ft

321 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£325per sq ft↑ 37% above Merseyside

162 listings with a known floor area

Merseyside: £238 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Heswall are up 42% over 10 years, to £310

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsHeswall
Sept 2016£218
Dec 2016£215
Mar 2017£215
Jun 2017£215
Sept 2017£222
Dec 2017£230
Mar 2018£227
Jun 2018£226
Sept 2018£226
Dec 2018£229
Mar 2019£231
Jun 2019£232
Sept 2019£233
Dec 2019£229
Mar 2020£235
Jun 2020£238
Sept 2020£236
Dec 2020£248
Mar 2021£253
Jun 2021£253
Sept 2021£265
Dec 2021£269
Mar 2022£272
Jun 2022£284
Sept 2022£288
Dec 2022£290
Mar 2023£298
Jun 2023£299
Sept 2023£298
Dec 2023£299
Mar 2024£295
Jun 2024£291
Sept 2024£293
Dec 2024£297
Mar 2025£304
Jun 2025£301
Sept 2025£303
Dec 2025£308
Mar 2026£306
Jun 2026£312
Aug 2026£310

Homes sold in Heswall

Completed sales
388↑ 8% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 358 sales

Median sold price
£320,000

The median sold price in Heswall is up 52% over the last 10 years, to £320k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsHeswall
Mar 2016£210k
Jun 2016£216k
Sept 2016£209k
Dec 2016£209k
Mar 2017£216k
Jun 2017£220k
Sept 2017£228k
Dec 2017£240k
Mar 2018£241k
Jun 2018£235k
Sept 2018£235k
Dec 2018£230k
Mar 2019£235k
Jun 2019£230k
Sept 2019£236k
Dec 2019£237k
Mar 2020£240k
Jun 2020£245k
Sept 2020£245k
Dec 2020£270k
Mar 2021£290k
Jun 2021£287k
Sept 2021£290k
Dec 2021£290k
Mar 2022£288k
Jun 2022£290k
Sept 2022£295k
Dec 2022£295k
Mar 2023£303k
Jun 2023£321k
Sept 2023£310k
Dec 2023£305k
Mar 2024£283k
Jun 2024£280k
Sept 2024£280k
Dec 2024£285k
Mar 2025£305k
Jun 2025£310k
Sept 2025£320k
Dec 2025£325k
Feb 2026£320k

388 homes sold in Heswall in the 12 months to February 2026, in line with Heswall's five-year norm

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsHeswall
Mar 2016443
Jun 2016413
Sept 2016388
Dec 2016394
Mar 2017378
Jun 2017394
Sept 2017416
Dec 2017414
Mar 2018387
Jun 2018387
Sept 2018365
Dec 2018377
Mar 2019404
Jun 2019393
Sept 2019384
Dec 2019389
Mar 2020389
Jun 2020355
Sept 2020349
Dec 2020392
Mar 2021460
Jun 2021574
Sept 2021601
Dec 2021524
Mar 2022472
Jun 2022401
Sept 2022378
Dec 2022391
Mar 2023356
Jun 2023335
Sept 2023324
Dec 2023292
Mar 2024291
Jun 2024291
Sept 2024308
Dec 2024351
Mar 2025383
Jun 2025378
Sept 2025381
Dec 2025380
Feb 2026388

What listings offer

Heswall has more parking and more gardens and more chain-free homes than Merseyside.

Gardens
88%

More gardens than Merseyside

88% of listings have a garden; Merseyside: 74%. 184 of 208 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
92%

More parking than Merseyside

92% of listings have parking or a garage; Merseyside: 70%. 192 of 208 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
38%

More chain-free homes than Merseyside

38% of listings are listed as chain-free; Merseyside: 34%. 79 of 208 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Heswall

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
7 Cheddon Way · CH61 8TRSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£268,000
21, Dale Court Telegraph Road · CH60 7SHFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£191,500
11 Sussex Close · CH61 8SYSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£304,000
1 Fishers Lane · CH61 9NTSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£235,000
19 Ridgemere Road · CH61 8RLDetached · FreeholdAug 2026£220,000

Current listings worth a look

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Heswall

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Heswall208£408k
Birkenhead545£200k
Bebington251£260k
Wallasey401£210k
Crosby185£275k
Southport378£255k
St Helens266£190k
Merseysidebenchmark5,513£220k

Key facts about Heswall

  • Rising: the median sold price in Heswall is up 52% over the last 10 years and up 5% over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew pricier than in Merseyside: 36% of current listings in Heswall ask under £300k, against 67% across Merseyside.
  • Sales are in line with Heswall's five-year norm: 388 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026, against a norm of 383 a year; 43 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 43 left it.

Heswall property market: common questions

Where is Heswall?

Heswall is in Merseyside. Figures for Heswall cover listings within about 2.0 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.

What is the average house price in Heswall?

The median asking price across the 208 homes for sale in Heswall is £407,500 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £260,000 and £681,250. That is 85% above Merseyside. Homes that actually sold in Heswall went for a median £320,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Are house prices in Heswall rising or falling?

Rising. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Heswall is up 52% over the last 10 years and up 5% over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Heswall cheaper than Merseyside?

No: asking prices in Heswall are typically higher than across Merseyside. The median asking price in Heswall is £407,500 against £220k across Merseyside: 85% above Merseyside. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The premium holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Heswall?

208 homes are on the market in Heswall right now, 43 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Heswall?

39 listings in Heswall had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 19% of the homes currently for sale.

How much do flats and houses cost in Heswall?

The median asking price for a flat in Heswall is £190,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is detached houses, at a median £765,000 across 69 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Heswall?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Heswall is £210,000, across 23 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Heswall?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Heswall is semi-detached houses, at a median asking price of £290,000 across 27 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Heswall?

In Heswall, homes that sold went for a median £310 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £325 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (208 in Heswall), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings. Figures for Heswall cover listings within about 2.0 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Heswall since May 2026.
  • Merseyside comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Merseyside, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to February 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to August 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.