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North West

Region

North west England. 7,772,854 people in 14,167 square kilometres.

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Average house price
£221,445
Up 4.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
7,417,397
3rd highest of 12
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
81.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North West compares

Each dot is a region. The black line marks the middle one.

North WestMiddle
Average house price12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every region in UK12 areas from £166,943 to £550,037. The middle area is £231,860. North West is £221,445.
£221,4456th lowest
Annual price change12 regions, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every region in UK12 areas from −3.3% to 9.2%. The middle area is 2.1%. North West is 4.4%.
+4.4%3rd strongest
Population12 regions, UK · 2021
Population: every region in UK12 areas from 1,903,175 to 9,278,065. The middle area is 5,590,980. North West is 7,417,397.
7,417,3973rd highest
Female life expectancy12 regions, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every region in UK12 areas from 81.1 years to 84.7 years. The middle area is 82.7 years. North West is 81.9 years.
81.9 years3rd lowest
Claimant rate12 regions, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every region in UK12 areas from 2.7% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. North West is 4.2%.
4.2%3rd highest

Every region ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and claimant rate.

House prices since 2000

Monthly average house price, smoothed. North West’s is 4.6 times its 2000 level, faster than England’s.

House prices since 2000Average house price each month for North West, England, United Kingdom, January 2000 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2000
MonthNorth WestEnglandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2000£47,625£71,017£77,950
Jan 2001£52,045£79,663£85,794
Jan 2002£57,578£90,840£89,928
Jan 2003£70,789£114,816£114,996
Jan 2004£88,994£131,914£126,179
Jan 2005£110,684£149,713£138,759
Jan 2006£121,111£157,240£147,360
Jan 2007£132,851£171,666£162,825
Jan 2008£137,996£181,037£171,137
Jan 2009£118,624£153,585£144,840
Jan 2010£121,963£164,711£154,268
Jan 2011£120,876£164,697£154,113
Jan 2012£117,050£164,449£152,831
Jan 2013£115,931£166,938£154,495
Jan 2014£120,781£177,748£164,137
Jan 2015£126,599£191,523£175,636
Jan 2016£133,204£208,050£189,268
Jan 2017£139,003£218,655£198,276
Jan 2018£144,796£227,594£206,844
Jan 2019£150,205£230,974£210,317
Jan 2020£153,141£234,049£213,657
Jan 2021£170,526£249,890£228,417
Jan 2022£186,704£270,231£248,031
Jan 2023£197,527£285,817£260,941
Jan 2024£196,802£278,060£255,972
Jan 2025£207,957£287,264£264,936
Jan 2026£215,385£290,511£268,862
Jul 2026£221,445£293,479£272,611

Councils in North West

NameAverage house price, Jul 2026Population, 2021Female lifespan, 2022 to 2024
Blackburn with DarwenUnitary authority£165,131154,73880.4 years
BlackpoolUnitary authority£137,386141,03679.1 years
BoltonMetropolitan borough£204,379295,96381.4 years
BurnleyDistrict£135,01294,64680.3 years
BuryMetropolitan borough£242,437193,85182.0 years
Cheshire EastUnitary authority£309,121398,77283.8 years
Cheshire West and ChesterUnitary authority£270,104357,15083.7 years
ChorleyDistrict£213,246117,73282.2 years
CumberlandUnitary authority£170,966273,27681.7 years
FyldeDistrict£235,79381,37483.4 years
HaltonUnitary authority£194,727128,47880.8 years
HyndburnDistrict£141,43082,23480.0 years
KnowsleyMetropolitan borough£188,527154,51980.3 years
LancasterDistrict£202,966142,93481.8 years
LiverpoolMetropolitan borough£189,036486,08880.3 years
ManchesterMetropolitan borough£252,309551,93880.1 years
OldhamMetropolitan borough£217,171242,08881.3 years
PendleDistrict£152,79895,75781.9 years
PrestonDistrict£188,629147,83581.6 years
Ribble ValleyDistrict£285,61061,56184.9 years
RochdaleMetropolitan borough£209,389223,77381.3 years
RossendaleDistrict£199,75970,87181.4 years
SalfordMetropolitan borough£229,462269,92380.9 years
SeftonMetropolitan borough£224,289279,23382.0 years
South RibbleDistrict£213,267111,03584.2 years
St. HelensMetropolitan borough£185,154183,24881.0 years
StockportMetropolitan borough£317,913294,77383.4 years
TamesideMetropolitan borough£209,723231,07181.1 years
TraffordMetropolitan borough£400,688235,05283.7 years
WarringtonUnitary authority£260,040210,97482.1 years
West LancashireDistrict£236,194117,42982.3 years
Westmorland and FurnessUnitary authority£230,449226,58983.8 years
WiganMetropolitan borough£194,551329,33081.3 years
WirralMetropolitan borough£221,849320,19982.0 years
WyreDistrict£193,650111,94682.2 years
North West in brief

North West’s average house price was £221,445 in July 2026.

North West had 7,417,397 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in North West could expect to live 81.9 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In North West, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.