Halton: the market in figures
Halton's 2026 reading of £189,435 is a step back from 2025, when the price reached £193,798, the high for the series. The fall of 2.3% over the year contrasts with a rise of 2.2% for the North West, whose average is £220,393; Halton is 14% below that, and 30.6% short of the UK's £273,037. Nationally Halton is 114th of 135, and within the North West 18th of 22.
Even after the dip, the climb since 2016 is large: from £120,952 to today's level, a rise of 56.6%, or £68,483. Growth began slowly, with annual gains of 1.2%, 3.3%, 4% and 5.5% for 2017 to 2020. The sharp part came with 10.9% in 2021 and 12.1% in 2022. After a pause of 1.7% in 2023, 2024 gave 4.7% and 2025 gave 9.1%.
For property types, flats cost £102,027, terraced homes £156,208, £200,821 for semi-detached homes, £316,315 for detached. Take a flat from a detached house and the difference is £214,288, or 210%. People buying a first home pay £168,586, which is 11% under the all-buyer figure, and no Stamp Duty Land Tax applies to them at that price.
Warrington (£259,224) costs 36.8% more than Halton, and Cheshire West and Chester (£270,534) 42.8% more. The other three neighbours sit close by: Liverpool at £188,427 (0.5% lower), Knowsley at £191,550 (1.1% higher) and St Helens at £186,445 (1.6% lower). St Helens is rising at 5.1% a year, against Halton's fall.
The home mover bill at the average price is £1,289, or 0.7% of the price; an additional property comes to £10,760, and the HM Land Registry fee is £100. There were 1,437 sales in the year ending May 2026.
Warrington lies 11 km away, and Cheshire West and Chester 19 km. Halton is the only one of the six to record a fall over the year; Warrington rose 2.8%, Knowsley 1.6%, Liverpool 4.7% and Cheshire West and Chester 3.7%.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Halton
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (2 of 5 trades filled in Halton). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Nova Estate Agents Widnes | 5 | 128 | 61 | Partial | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Forster Dean | 5 | 18 | 73 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Halton?
The average price of a home in Halton was £189,435 in August 2026, -2.3% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Halton?
The average price in Halton went from £120,952 in August 2016 to £189,435 in August 2026, a change of +56.6%; -2.3% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Halton?
On £189,435, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,289 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £10,760 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Halton?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Halton in August 2016 (£120,952) and sold at the August 2026 average (£189,435), the gain of £68,483 costs a higher rate taxpayer £15,716, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Halton expensive?
Halton ranks 114th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | North West |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £316,315 | £388,124 |
| Semi-detached | £200,821 | £242,592 |
| Terraced | £156,208 | £178,230 |
| Flat or maisonette | £102,027 | £140,000 |
| All types | £189,435 | £220,393 |
| First-time buyers | £168,586 | £191,727 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £120,952 | — |
| 2017 | £122,446 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | £126,437 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | £131,527 | +4% |
| 2020 | £138,790 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | £153,906 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | £172,513 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | £169,644 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | £177,695 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | £193,798 | +9.1% |
| 2026 | £189,435 | -2.3% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).