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Childwall West & Wavertree Green: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Childwall West & Wavertree Green neighbourhood of Liverpool, England (ONS area Liverpool 041). Headline figures assembled 16 October 2026. Postcodes L15, L16, L18. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near L18 2DS.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Liverpool
Childwall West & Wavertree Green is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Liverpool (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £360,000 and flats for £186,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Liverpool (0.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Mossley Hill, is about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 16 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£360,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£186,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 7 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£61,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Childwall West & Wavertree Green sits in Liverpool
- Typical house price: 5th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 16 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Childwall West & Wavertree Green
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 16 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Liverpool, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Plug-in car growth
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Mossley Hill Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 10 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 88 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school King David High School 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Childwall West & Wavertree Green
What is the typical house price in Childwall West & Wavertree Green?
£360,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
How does Childwall West & Wavertree Green compare with the rest of Liverpool?
Typical house price: 5th highest of the 59 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 27 neighbourhoods in Liverpool with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 61 neighbourhoods in Liverpool.
Is Childwall West & Wavertree Green an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Childwall West & Wavertree Green gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Childwall West & Wavertree Green?
Mossley Hill. Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 6.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 10 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 88 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Childwall West & Wavertree Green?
Nearest state primary school. Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2024). Nearest state secondary school. King David High School. 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.