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House prices in Bootle

The average house price in Bootle over the last three years is £152,508, with a median sold price of £125,000 — well below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm.

Ranks #1019 of 1050 towns & cities by median price — more expensive than 3% of them.
Median price
£125k
last 3 yrs
1-year change
+7.4%
5-year change
+39.9%
Sales / yr
407

HM Land Registry sold-price data · updated August 2026

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Sold prices in Bootle

Based on 1,751 sales recorded in the last three years (HM Land Registry).

Median sold price
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The average house price in Bootle over the last three years is £152,508, with a median sold price of £125,000 — well below the ~£290,000 England & Wales norm. The mean sits notably higher than the median here, which usually means a tail of larger or higher-value sales pulling the average up. That's drawn from 1,751 recorded sales — a liquid, actively-traded local market.

Bootle price trend

Quarterly median sold price (smoothed), against England & Wales. Hover for the value at any quarter.

BootleEngland & Wales
£100k£200k£300k201620182020202220242026£155k
1 year
+7.4%
5 years
+39.9%
10 years
+89.3%

Over five years, prices in Bootle have risen sharply (+39.9%). Across a full decade they are +89.3%. The last twelve months alone: +7.4%. On our smoothed index, prices in Bootle are at — or within a whisker of — their highest level on record, so there's little history of buying cheaper to point to.

How Bootle growth compares

Sold prices rebased to 100 at 2015 — so you can compare the pace of change in Bootle directly against England & Wales, regardless of price level.

BootleEngland & Wales
100120140160180200201620182020202220242026+107%

Indexed to 100 in 2015. A line at +20% means prices are 20% above their 2015 level.

What it costs to buy in Bootle

From entry-level to premium — where sold prices actually land, not just the headline median.

£125k
Entry-level
£65k
10th %ile
Middle of the market
£87k–£166k
25–75th %ile
Premium
£215k
90th %ile

Homes in Bootle span a broad range: the cheapest tenth of sales went for under £65,000, while the top tenth fetched over £215,000. Half of all sales fell between £87,000 and £166,250 — the practical "middle of the market" a typical buyer competes in.

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Target price in Bootle
£125,000
around the local median · 40% up the local range
£65,000 · entry-level£215,000 · premium
deposit
Deposit (10%)
£12,500
Stamp duty (SDLT)
£0
Monthly repayment
£658/mo
5% · 25-yr repayment
Income needed
~£25,000
at 4.5× lending

Upfront cash ≈ £12,500 (deposit + stamp duty), before legal and survey fees. Illustration only, not financial advice — English SDLT main-residence rates for 2026/27; second homes pay a surcharge, and your mortgage rate and multiple will vary.

How Bootle compares

Average sold price here against its wider area and England (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index).

Bootle (this area)£153k
England£291khere: -48%
Bootle 1-yr +7.4%England 1-yr +3.9%

At £152,508, homes in Bootle sell for 48% below the England average. Prices here have moved faster than England as a whole over the past year (+7.4% vs +3.9%).

Prices by property type

Median sold price and share of the market, by type, across Bootle.

TypeMedian£/m²Sales
Terraced£105,000939 (54%)
Semi-detached£167,150531 (30%)
Flat / maisonette£65,000123 (7%)
Other£148,87598 (6%)
Detached£250,00060 (3%)

The most-traded type in Bootle is terraced (939 sales, median £105,000), which tends to set the tone of the area. Flats (£65,000) and houses (~£132,256) trade well apart, so the headline figure moves a lot with the mix of what's for sale.

The Bootle market: activity & mix

How busy the market is, and what kind of homes actually change hands.

Sales per year
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571'18
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407'25
'26*

* 2026 is a part year — Land Registry sales are recorded a few weeks after completion.

Tenure & new-build mix
Leasehold 40.1%Freehold 59.9%

Around 407 homes changed hands in Bootle in 2025 — quieter than the area's average of roughly 495 sales a year over the past decade. The busiest recent year was 2018 (571 sales). A quieter market cuts competition: well-priced homes still sell, but buyers have more room to negotiate and less pressure to rush. 40% of recent sales in Bootle were leasehold — a substantial leasehold share, so factor in service charges and lease length.

Living in Bootle: is it a nice area?

What the official deprivation statistics say about quality of life here — income, education, health and crime, relative to the rest of England.

On the official English Indices of Deprivation, the 187 neighbourhoods of Sefton, the local authority containing Bootle, average 5.1 out of 10 (1 = most deprived in England, 10 = least) — around the middle of the English range. 48% of its neighbourhoods sit in the least-deprived half of the country, while 27% are in the most-deprived fifth. On the index's crime domain it averages 5.7/10, pointing to moderate recorded-crime pressure relative to England as a whole. Averages hide street-level variation — the map below shows how each neighbourhood differs.

Overall deprivation
5.1/10
Income
5.3/10
Education
5.3/10
Health
3.6/10
Crime domain
5.7/10

Mean decile across 187 Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs): 1 = among the most deprived 10% in England, 10 = the least. Source: English Indices of Deprivation (MHCLG). A statistical baseline, not a judgement — streets vary enormously within any average.

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Bootle boundary

Boundary © Office for National Statistics (Open Geography Portal), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Bootle house prices — FAQs

What is the average house price in Bootle?

Over the last three years the median sold price in Bootle was £125,000, with a mean of £152,508, based on 1,751 HM Land Registry sales.

Is Bootle expensive?

At a £125,000 median, Bootle is cheaper than the ~£290,000 England & Wales average.

Are house prices in Bootle going up or down?

On our smoothed index, Bootle prices have moved +7.4% over the past year. Local trends are noisy, so this is a guide to direction rather than a precise figure.

What's the cheapest type of home to buy in Bootle?

Of the common types, flat / maisonette have the lowest median at £65,000 (123 sales).

How much do I need to buy in Bootle?

Entry-level homes (the cheapest 10% of sales) went for under £65,000, and most buyers competed in the £87,000–£166,250 band. The top 10% of sales exceeded £215,000.

How much have Bootle house prices changed over 5 years?

Prices in Bootle are +39.9% over the last five years, and +89.3% over ten, on our smoothed index of Land Registry sales.

How much stamp duty will I pay on a home in Bootle?

On the £125,000 median-priced Bootle home, a home-mover pays about £0 (below the £125,000 threshold) in Stamp Duty Land Tax at 2026/27 rates, and a first-time buyer about £0 with first-time-buyer relief. Second homes pay a surcharge on top.

How much deposit and income do I need to buy in Bootle?

A 10% deposit on the median £125,000 Bootle home is £12,500 (5% would be £6,250). Borrowing the remaining £112,500 implies a household income of roughly £25,000 at a typical 4.5× lending multiple.

How many homes sell in Bootle each year?

Roughly 407 sales a year have been recorded in Bootle recently (HM Land Registry). That’s a reasonably active market with a steady flow of listings.

Are homes in Bootle freehold or leasehold?

40% of recent sales in Bootle were leasehold and the rest freehold. Leasehold usually means flats — always check the remaining lease length and any service charge or ground rent before offering.

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Is Bootle a nice area to live?

"Nice" is personal, but the official data gives a baseline: neighbourhoods across Sefton (the local authority Bootle sits in) average 5.1/10 on the English Indices of Deprivation (10 = least deprived), with 48% in the least-deprived half of England. Deprivation, income, education, health and crime all vary street by street — check the specific address, not just the area.

Is Bootle safe?

On the crime domain of the English Indices of Deprivation, the area across Sefton (the local authority Bootle sits in) averages 5.7/10 (10 = lowest recorded-crime deprivation in England). That's an area-wide average from official data — a Housometer report maps 24 months of street-level recorded crime around any specific address.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0; £/m² combines PPD with MHCLG EPC floor areas. Full Housometer reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more. Area figures summarise the market and are not a valuation of any individual home.