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Cheapest places to buy a flat in the North West

Every council area in the North West ranked by its typical flat sale over the 12 months to August 2026, cheapest first.

typical flat in Preston, the cheapest place in the North West

Dearest place

£210,000

Manchester

Cheapest neighbourhood

£68,000

Tyldesley, Blackpool

All 31 places, cheapest first

Typical flat sale over the last 12 months, places with 50 or more flats sold. Open one for its streets, buildings and neighbourhoods.

1Preston202 flats sold
£76,000
2Blackpool190 flats sold
£80,000
3Burnley59 flats sold
£85,000
4KnowsleyLiverpool · 95 flats sold
£90,000
5WyreThornton-Cleveleys · 125 flats sold
£94,000
6HaltonWidnes · 85 flats sold
£95,000
7Blackburn With DarwenBlackburn · 93 flats sold
£98,000
8St Helens107 flats sold
£100,000
9CumberlandCarlisle · 241 flats sold
£105,000
10Wigan209 flats sold
£110,000
11Bolton293 flats sold
£110,000
12South RibbleLeyland · 92 flats sold
£112,000
13Chorley105 flats sold
£117,000
14West LancashireOrmskirk · 83 flats sold
£118,000
15Rochdale158 flats sold
£120,000
16LancasterMorecambe · 231 flats sold
£120,000
17Bury251 flats sold
£128,000
18Wirral614 flats sold
£130,000
19TamesideAshton-Under-Lyne · 187 flats sold
£130,000
20Warrington310 flats sold
£130,000
21SeftonLiverpool · 596 flats sold
£130,000
22Liverpool1,117 flats sold
£135,000
23Cheshire West and ChesterChester · 492 flats sold
£140,000
24Oldham94 flats sold
£140,000
25FyldeLytham St Annes · 252 flats sold
£146,000
26Westmorland and FurnessBarrow-In-Furness · 327 flats sold
£147,000
27Cheshire EastCrewe · 540 flats sold
£153,000
28SalfordManchester · 1,053 flats sold
£165,000
29Stockport443 flats sold
£168,000
30TraffordManchester · 495 flats sold
£194,000
31Manchester2,039 flats sold
£210,000

Cheapest neighbourhoods for a flat

Council wards in the North West with 20 or more flats sold over the last 12 months.

NeighbourhoodAreaTypical flat
TyldesleyBlackpool£68,000
PoultonLancaster£100,000
AshtonFylde£110,000
EasthamWirral£112,000
AppletonWarrington£112,000
New BrightonWirral£115,000
BebingtonWirral£118,000
Hazel GroveStockport£119,000
WallaseyWirral£120,000
HolyroodBury£120,000

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