Estate agents in Southport
Southport is a town in the North West with about 94,438 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 1,255 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £225,000.
How estate agents in Southport compare
Southport at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 1,224 sales in Southport from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £225,000.
38.3% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.0 years and sold for a median of 22.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £160,000 in 2016 and £220,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Southport
Median sale price in Southport: £225,000
| All homes | 1,224 sales, median £225,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 236 sales, median £360,000 |
| Semi-detached | 604 sales, median £229,250 |
| Terraced | 94 sales, median £180,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 290 sales, median £130,000 |
Across Sefton the average price was £225,505 in June 2026, up 5.3% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £160,000 (1,666 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £165,000 (1,624 sales) |
| 2018 | £165,000 (1,585 sales) |
| 2019 | £174,100 (1,667 sales) |
| 2020 | £185,000 (1,489 sales) |
| 2021 | £191,000 (2,019 sales) |
| 2022 | £210,000 (1,825 sales) |
| 2023 | £213,000 (1,504 sales) |
| 2024 | £220,000 (1,483 sales) |
| 2025 | £220,000 (1,434 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
Southport has four railway stations close to the centre. Southport station is about 0.2 miles from the centre, with Birkdale about 1 mile away, Meols Cop about 1.3 miles and Hillside about 1.9 miles. The A565, A570 and A5267 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are about 10 miles away, with M58 junction 1 at Maghull Lane Interchange and M55 junction 4 at Marton Interchange. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 22 miles away and Manchester Airport about 36 miles. Central London is about 191 miles from Southport in a straight line.
Schools in and near Southport
Southport has 15 primary schools within about 3 miles of the centre. The nearest is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, an academy about half a mile away, followed by Linaker Primary School, an academy and St Philip's Church of England Primary School, both about 0.7 miles out. Birkdale Primary School and Holy Family Catholic Primary School are each about 1 mile away. For secondary education, Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre and Meols Cop High School, an academy, are both about 1.5 miles away. Greenbank High School, a girls only academy, is about 2 miles away, as is Stanley High School, also an academy. Scarisbrick Hall School is the nearest independent school at about 4.5 miles. Special schools include Educ8 Southport and Presfield High School and Specialist College. Southport Education Group is a further education college about 0.4 miles from the centre and Edge Hill University is about 8 miles away.
Living in Southport
Southport is a large urban town in Sefton with about 94,000 residents. Semi-detached houses make up the largest share of homes at 46%, followed by flats at 28% and about 69% of homes are owner occupied. Within about 2.5 miles of the centre there are more than 690 shops, including at least 14 supermarkets, the nearest being Baltic Supermarket and Sainsbury's at about 0.2 miles. There are around 40 convenience stores, at least 48 pubs, more than 70 cafés and around 66 restaurants. Eight doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being Grange Surgery at about 0.8 miles, along with at least 12 pharmacies and 4 dentists. Southport and Formby District General Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.5 miles away. There is a library at Churchtown, about 1.8 miles away and at least 9 post offices, the nearest about 0.1 miles from the centre. Nine named parks include Kings Gardens at about 0.2 miles and Crossens Marsh nature reserve is about 2.7 miles away.
A short history of Southport
Coins from the Roman period have turned up at Halsall Moss and Crossens. The Domesday Book lists the area as Otergimele, with 50 huts and 200 people, a small concentration of them near present-day Crossens. In 1692 Thomas Fleetwood of Bank Hall had a channel dug to drain Martin Mere. William Sutton of Churchtown set up a bathing house at South Hawes in 1792 and the South Port Hotel he established gave the town its name. Visitors numbered over 20,000 a year by 1820 and a railway connection followed by 1848. Southport Pier opened on 2 August 1860. On 9 December 1886 the Mexico lifeboat disaster took place off the coast. Of the 164 listed buildings, four are Grade II*: 74 Liverpool Road, the war memorial group, the former Preston Bank and the Church of Holy Trinity.
Sport and leisure
Splash World is a swimming venue in Southport and Victoria Leisure Centre is listed as a fitness centre. Southport Trinity A.F.C. covers football and Southport Trinity Cricket Club covers cricket, while Southport Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club. Haig Avenue is the stadium. Southbank, Carlton and Argyle each have a lawn tennis club and Zetland Bowling Green serves bowls. Golf courses include Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Hesketh Golf Club and Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club. PureGym is one of the gyms. Parks and open spaces include Hesketh Park, Victoria Park, Bedford Park and Kings Gardens and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Southport?
- The median price paid in Southport over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £225,000. This is based on standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
- What is the median price paid for each type of property in Southport?
- Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £359,995 for detached houses (249 sales) and £227,750 for semi-detached houses (628 sales). For terraced houses it was £180,000 (93 sales) and for flats it was £135,000 (285 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Southport in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 1,255 standard sales in Southport in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
- What railway stations are near the centre of Southport?
- Southport station is about 0.9 miles from the centre and Birkdale station is also about 0.9 miles away. Meols Cop is about 1.0 miles away and Hillside is about 1.7 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Southport?
- There are 22 estate agent sales branches with an office in Southport.
Areas near Southport
- Scarisbrick
- Bescar
- Drummersdale
- Banks
- Mere Brow
- Haskayne
- Holmeswood
- Hundred End
Southport is in Sefton.
Estate agents near Southport
- David Davies Sales & Lettings Agent SouthportSouthport PR8 1HJ0.1 miles
- Flexi Agent SouthportSouthport PR8 1RE0.2 miles
- Ball & PercivalSouthport PR9 0AE0.2 miles
- Reeds RainsSouthport PR9 0TE0.2 miles
- Wainwright & Edwards Estate AgentsSouthport PR9 0TE0.2 miles
- Chris Tinsley Estate AgentsSouthport PR9 0UT0.2 miles
- Antony HillSouthport PR9 0NS0.2 miles
- U-Sell PropertySouthport PR9 0NS0.2 miles
- Properties with GemSouthport PR9 0NS0.3 miles
- Anthony James Estate AgentsSouthport PR9 0NS0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Southport.