A Lancashire town has the most expensive new-build homes in the North West, according to latest figures.

Chorley offers the priciest new-build homes, with a median cost of £587,495.

The study was carried out by home insurance broker, One Sure Insurance, who used data from the Office for National Statistics to work out the median price of all new builds in the region.

Named after the non-parished town of Chorley, the local authority area encompasses several rural hamlets and villages.

Cheshire West and Chester held second place, with the median price for newly built homes reported at a strong £435,000.

The borough presides over the historical cathedral city of Chester, the county town of Cheshire.

Warrington followed in third place with a median new housing price of £427,495.

Taking the fourth position was Lancaster, where the median new housing price stands at £350,000.

The local authority area includes the towns of Carnforth, Heysham and Morecambe, as well as a substantial rural hinterland.

Rounding off the top five was Cheshire East with a median new housing price of £338,495.

Within this borough lies the railway town of Crewe, the largest in Cheshire East, and the historic Tatton Park estate.

Other top tens include Gateshead, Redcar and Cleveland, North Tyneside, County Durham, and Middlesbrough.

However, at the other end of the scale, Wirral had the lowest median new housing price in the study, coming in at £135,000.

A spokesperson for One Sure Insurance, said: "This study provides valuable insight into the range of prices for newly built housing within local authorities across the North West.

"While it does not show us what the highest and lowest prices are, these median price points offer a perspective on the potential average cost for new housing."

The spokesperson added: "With countless new housing developments across the country each year and an increasing number of people looking into buying new homes, it would be beneficial to see whether these median price points remain the same for each area or might shift depending on the current demand."