Birkenhead records lowest average house price among commuter towns, analysis finds

The average home in Birkenhead cost £148,911, with the town ranking first overall in the 2026 index, scoring 83 out of 100.

Birkenhead recorded the lowest average house price among 66 UK commuter towns, according to analysis from Pepper Money.

The lender compared property prices, rents, commute times, fares, local earnings and quality of life across towns serving nine major cities.

The average home in Birkenhead cost £148,911, with the town ranking first overall in the 2026 index, scoring 83 out of 100.

Other lower-priced locations included Doncaster at £173,000, Barnsley at £174,000 and Wallasey at £182,475.

Six of the 10 highest-ranked towns served Liverpool or Sheffield.

Five of those six had average house prices below £215,000.

Rotherham ranked third overall with an average house price of £190,000.

Wallasey placed fifth at £182,475, while Barnsley ranked sixth at £174,000.

Widnes, which served Liverpool, ranked 10th with an average house price of £214,374.

There were also large price differences between commuter towns serving the same city.

Among the five Manchester locations listed in the table, average prices ranged from £206,000 in Huddersfield to £318,000 in Stockport.

Stockport was the highest-ranked Manchester commuter town, placing 18th overall.

All 14 commuter locations serving London were in the bottom 14 positions of the index.

The average home in St Albans cost £638,000, more than four times Birkenhead’s average.

Epsom had an average property price of £569,000, while Chelmsford stood at £382,000.

Luton had an average house price of £283,000, while Slough and Basingstoke recorded averages of £330,000 and £366,000 respectively.

The difference between the average house prices in Birkenhead and St Albans was £489,089.