Area market snapshot · in Liverpool

Wavertree property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Wavertree is in central Liverpool, in Merseyside.
Median asking price
£220,000↑ 22% above Liverpool

168 for sale · Liverpool £180k

Median sold price · 12 months to January 2026
£210,000
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Wavertree£150,000£220,000£325,000
Liverpool£120,000£180,000£270,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Wavertree differs from Liverpool
  • Flats are 25% of what's for sale, compared to 43% across Liverpool
The last 30 days

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

New listings
39

↑ 30% · was 30

Price cuts
26

↑ 100% · was 13

Went off market
36

↓ 8% · was 39

Typical time listed
Tracking since April 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 Wavertree, so rises here partly reflect us seeing more of the market, not just market activity.

Asking prices

Where homes in Wavertree sit by price band, against Liverpool

Homes for sale in Wavertree skew pricier than in Liverpool

44% of Wavertree listings ask under £200k, a smaller share than Liverpool (57%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandWavertree listingsWavertree shareLiverpool share
<£150k4124%35%
£150k–200k3320%22%
£200k–250k1811%13%
£250k–300k1911%8%
£300k–400k3118%10%
£400k–500k138%6%
£500k–750k95%4%
£750k+42%2%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Wavertree, set against Liverpool

Terraced houses are 45% of homes for sale in Wavertree, against 27% across Liverpool

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeWavertreeLiverpool
Terraced (76 for sale)£45£27
Flats (44 for sale)£26£43
Semi-detached (28 for sale)£17£18
Detached (7 for sale)£4£6

Terraced houses in Wavertree ask £225k, 32% more than Liverpool terraced houses (£170k)

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

Median asking price by property type
property typeWavertreeLiverpool
Terraced (76 for sale)£225,000£170,000
Flats (44 for sale)£137,500£125,000
Semi-detached (28 for sale)£345,000£270,000
Detached (7 for sale)£625,000£450,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to July 2026
£237per sq ft

372 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£228per sq ft↓ 3% below Liverpool

115 listings with a known floor area

Liverpool: £235 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Wavertree are up 78% over 10 years, to £237

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 endsWavertree
Sept 2016£133
Dec 2016£133
Mar 2017£137
Jun 2017£135
Sept 2017£135
Dec 2017£142
Mar 2018£142
Jun 2018£144
Sept 2018£150
Dec 2018£152
Mar 2019£154
Jun 2019£154
Sept 2019£155
Dec 2019£165
Mar 2020£167
Jun 2020£170
Sept 2020£170
Dec 2020£167
Mar 2021£179
Jun 2021£184
Sept 2021£191
Dec 2021£191
Mar 2022£192
Jun 2022£190
Sept 2022£193
Dec 2022£203
Mar 2023£205
Jun 2023£206
Sept 2023£210
Dec 2023£199
Mar 2024£199
Jun 2024£203
Sept 2024£203
Dec 2024£215
Mar 2025£220
Jun 2025£221
Sept 2025£221
Dec 2025£220
Mar 2026£228
Jun 2026£230
Jul 2026£237

Homes sold in Wavertree

Completed sales
535↑ 3% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 517 sales

Median sold price
£210,000

The median sold price in Wavertree is up 58% over the last 10 years, to £210k

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 endsWavertree
Mar 2016£133k
Jun 2016£134k
Sept 2016£131k
Dec 2016£128k
Mar 2017£135k
Jun 2017£128k
Sept 2017£127k
Dec 2017£133k
Mar 2018£132k
Jun 2018£140k
Sept 2018£148k
Dec 2018£148k
Mar 2019£150k
Jun 2019£150k
Sept 2019£147k
Dec 2019£160k
Mar 2020£160k
Jun 2020£160k
Sept 2020£163k
Dec 2020£150k
Mar 2021£174k
Jun 2021£180k
Sept 2021£181k
Dec 2021£180k
Mar 2022£180k
Jun 2022£170k
Sept 2022£170k
Dec 2022£179k
Mar 2023£178k
Jun 2023£180k
Sept 2023£190k
Dec 2023£181k
Mar 2024£190k
Jun 2024£194k
Sept 2024£195k
Dec 2024£210k
Mar 2025£210k
Jun 2025£209k
Sept 2025£205k
Dec 2025£207k
Jan 2026£210k

535 homes sold in Wavertree in the 12 months to January 2026, in line with Wavertree's five-year norm

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsWavertree
Mar 2016701
Jun 2016693
Sept 2016682
Dec 2016648
Mar 2017612
Jun 2017629
Sept 2017646
Dec 2017674
Mar 2018682
Jun 2018660
Sept 2018653
Dec 2018605
Mar 2019598
Jun 2019566
Sept 2019568
Dec 2019594
Mar 2020561
Jun 2020524
Sept 2020499
Dec 2020492
Mar 2021588
Jun 2021709
Sept 2021769
Dec 2021740
Mar 2022649
Jun 2022599
Sept 2022546
Dec 2022580
Mar 2023604
Jun 2023564
Sept 2023551
Dec 2023519
Mar 2024476
Jun 2024483
Sept 2024504
Dec 2024509
Mar 2025574
Jun 2025570
Sept 2025569
Dec 2025555
Jan 2026535

What listings offer

Wavertree has more gardens and more chain-free homes but less parking than Liverpool.

Gardens
67%

More gardens than Liverpool

67% of listings have a garden; Liverpool: 55%. 113 of 168 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
52%

Less parking than Liverpool

52% of listings have parking or a garage; Liverpool: 55%. 88 of 168 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
37%

More chain-free homes than Liverpool

37% of listings are listed as chain-free; Liverpool: 33%. 62 of 168 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Wavertree

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
79 Woodsorrel Road · L15 6UDSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£435,000
24 Boswell Street · L8 0RWSemi-detached · FreeholdJul 2026£130,000
55 Taunton Street · L15 4NDTerraced · FreeholdJul 2026£127,500
17, Menlove Court Menlove Avenue · L18 2EFFlat · LeaseholdJul 2026£180,000
3 Frederick Grove · L15 8HWTerraced · FreeholdJul 2026£130,000

Current listings worth a look

Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Wavertree

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Wavertree168£220k
Sefton Park102£230k
Toxteth118£160k
Woolton68£320k
Everton60£99k
Liverpool2,061£180k
Vauxhall152£160k
Liverpoolbenchmark2,061£180k

Key facts about Wavertree

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Wavertree is up 58% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew pricier than in Liverpool: 44% of current listings in Wavertree ask under £200k, against 57% across Liverpool.
  • Sales are in line with Wavertree's five-year norm: 535 homes sold in the 12 months to January 2026, against a norm of 519 a year; 39 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 36 left it.

Wavertree property market: common questions

Where is Wavertree?

Wavertree is in central Liverpool, in Merseyside.

What is the average house price in Wavertree?

The median asking price across the 168 homes for sale in Wavertree is £220,000 (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 £150,000 and £325,000. That is 22% above Liverpool. Homes that actually sold in Wavertree went for a median £210,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to January 2026).

Are house prices in Wavertree rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Wavertree is up 58% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to January 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Wavertree cheaper than Liverpool?

No: asking prices in Wavertree are typically higher than across Liverpool. The median asking price in Wavertree is £220,000 against £180k across Liverpool: 22% above Liverpool. 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 Wavertree?

168 homes are on the market in Wavertree right now, 39 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 Wavertree?

26 listings in Wavertree had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 15% of the homes currently for sale.

How much do flats and houses cost in Wavertree?

The median asking price for a flat in Wavertree is £137,500. 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 terraced houses, at a median £225,000 across 76 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Wavertree?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Wavertree is £165,000, across 30 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Wavertree?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Wavertree is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £225,000 across 28 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Wavertree?

In Wavertree, homes that sold went for a median £237 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £228 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (168 in Wavertree), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
  • 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 Wavertree since April 2026.
  • Liverpool comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Liverpool, 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 January 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to July 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.