Estate agents in Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town in the North West with about 109,854 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 1,160 standard sales there between August 2025 and July 2026, with a median price paid of £185,000.
How estate agents in Birkenhead compare
Birkenhead at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 1,196 sales in Birkenhead from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £185,000.
40.4% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.3 years and sold for a median of 33.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £121,000 in 2016 and £175,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Birkenhead
Median sale price in Birkenhead: £185,000
| All homes | 1,196 sales, median £185,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 148 sales, median £393,750 |
| Semi-detached | 479 sales, median £220,000 |
| Terraced | 396 sales, median £144,998 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 173 sales, median £126,000 |
Across Wirral the average price was £215,854 in June 2026, up 8.0% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £121,000 (1,451 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £127,997 (1,570 sales) |
| 2018 | £130,000 (1,508 sales) |
| 2019 | £135,000 (1,387 sales) |
| 2020 | £130,000 (1,340 sales) |
| 2021 | £154,125 (1,750 sales) |
| 2022 | £162,997 (1,626 sales) |
| 2023 | £167,500 (1,203 sales) |
| 2024 | £169,000 (1,281 sales) |
| 2025 | £175,000 (1,374 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Birkenhead has four railway stations close to the centre. Hamilton Square sits at the centre itself, Conway Park is about 0.4 miles away, Birkenhead Central about 0.5 miles and Green Lane about 0.7 miles. The A41, A552, A5030, A554 and A553 all pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junction is M53 junction 3 (Heswall Island), about 3 miles away, with M62 junction 4 (The Rocket) about 5 miles away. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 8 miles away and Manchester Airport about 30 miles. Central London is about 178 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Birkenhead
Birkenhead has a large number of primary schools, with 61 within about 2.9 miles of the centre. The nearest are Cathcart Street Primary School at about 0.5 miles and Woodlands Primary School at about 0.7 miles, followed by The Priory Parish CofE Primary School, St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School and Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School. For secondary education, Birkenhead Park School (academy) is about 1.2 miles away, while St Anselm's College (grammar school, boys only, Roman Catholic, sixth form, academy) is about 1.4 miles away. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC and The Studio School Liverpool, both free schools with sixth forms, are about 1.5 miles away. Independent options include Progress Schools, Hamilton Square and Progress Schools, Wirral, as well as Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts. Special schools include IMPACT Northwest Schools and Kilgarth School (boys only). Wirral Metropolitan College is about 0.3 miles away, Birkenhead Sixth Form College (academy) about 1.7 miles and the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts about 1.8 miles.
Living in Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a large urban town in Wirral, home to around 109,000 residents. Semi-detached and terraced houses make up most of its homes and about 53% are owner occupied. Within roughly 2.6 miles of the centre there are more than 970 shops, at least 30 supermarkets and more than 140 convenience stores. Nearby supermarkets include Hong Wang Supermarket at about 0.3 miles and Heron Foods at about 0.4 miles. Birkenhead Market is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 200 pubs, with Gallaghers, The River View and Hornblowers all about 0.1 miles from the centre, plus more than 170 cafés and over 230 restaurants. Health services include at least 9 doctors' surgeries, 23 pharmacies and 9 dentists. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is Royal Liverpool University Hospital at about 2.4 miles. Birkenhead Hamilton Square Post Office is about 0.1 miles away, Birkenhead Central library about 0.9 miles and Mersey Park about 1.1 miles.
A short history of Birkenhead
The name Birkenhead probably comes from Old English words for a headland overgrown with birch trees. In 1150 Benedictine monks led by Hamon de Mascy founded a priory and the Mersey ferry started running from the site. Edward I visited in 1275 and 1277 while Edward III extended the priory's rights by charter on 13 April 1330. The area stayed agricultural until steam ferries arrived, running to Tranmere from 1817 and Woodside from 1822. William Laird set up an ironworks in 1824 and shipbuilding began in 1829. An act of 1833 brought paving, lighting and a market. Many Irish refugees from the famine made their home there in the mid-1800s and friction with local Protestants produced the Garibaldi riots in 1862. A railway tunnel beneath the Mersey began service in 1886 and the Queensway road tunnel followed in 1934. Near the centre stand 206 listed buildings.
Sport and leisure
Woodchurch Leisure Centre, Woodchurch Sports Centre, Bidston Sports and Activity Centre and Prenton Park Recreation Centre are the main sports centres and Europa Pools is the swimming pool. Prenton Park is a soccer stadium. Birkenhead Park Cricket Club and Wayfarers Pavilion are cricket venues. Prenton Lawn Tennis Club and Upton Victory Hall Tennis Club are for tennis. A number of crown green bowls clubs include Prenton and Poulton. Wirral Golf Club and Bidston Golf Club are among several golf courses and Liverpool Victoria Rowing Club is a rowing venue. Open space includes Arrowe Park, Birkenhead Park, Victoria Park and Upton Park, with playgrounds across the area. PureGym is a fitness centre.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Birkenhead?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £185,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £400,000 for detached houses, £220,000 for semi-detached houses, £140,000 for terraced houses and £128,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Birkenhead over the last year?
- There were 1,160 standard sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, according to HM Land Registry. Of these, 446 were semi-detached houses, 389 were terraced houses, 179 were flats and 146 were detached houses.
- What are the transport links in Birkenhead?
- The nearest railway stations, measured in a straight line from the centre, are Upton at about 1.1 miles and Birkenhead Park at about 1.2 miles. M53 junction 3 is about 1 mile from the centre and Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 9 miles away.
- What schools are near the centre of Birkenhead?
- There are 59 primary schools within about 2.9 miles of the centre and the nearest are Townfield Primary School and Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School at about 0.6 miles each. The nearest secondary school is Birkenhead High School Academy at about 0.4 miles and Birkenhead School, an independent school, is about 0.1 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Birkenhead?
- There are 11 estate agent sales branches with an office in Birkenhead.
Areas near Birkenhead
Birkenhead is in Wirral.
Estate agents near Birkenhead
- T H Woodhouse & CoBirkenhead CH42 9JG0.6 miles
- Moscrops Estate AgentsBirkenhead CH41 2QR0.7 miles
- Five EstatesBirkenhead CH41 4EZ0.8 miles
- Green Key Estate AgentsLiverpool L3 4AF1.1 miles
- Oxton Partnership Ltd.Birkenhead CH43 5RE1.1 miles
- S Vance & Co.Liverpool L1 8DB1.2 miles
- Tuna Fish PropertyLiverpool L3 9AG1.3 miles
- Lavelle Liverpool Estate AgencyLiverpool L2 0NR1.3 miles
- Your Choice EstatesWallasey CH44 7EQ1.3 miles
- Marina Antolcic Estate AgencyLiverpool L3 1AX1.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Birkenhead.