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Cavendish Drive, Birkenhead

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cavendish Drive, Birkenhead · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birkenhead/cavendish-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH42 6RG, CH42 6RQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£316,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£276,826
23 sales
Price range
£165k – £395k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
CH42 6RQ

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At a glance

House prices£317k average81% above the Birkenhead average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkRock Ferry station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

23 property sales on Cavendish Drive, Birkenhead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £316,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £277,238. That is 81% above the Birkenhead average of £174,691 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cavendish Drive compared

Cavendish Drive£316,500
CH42 postcode area£194,035
Birkenhead£174,691
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CH42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £255,000 (1 sales)2016£255k2017: £231,900 (5 sales)2017£232k2018: £235,000 (2 sales)2018£235k2019: £263,333 (3 sales)2019£263k2021: £302,000 (5 sales)2021£302k2022: £302,500 (2 sales)2022£303k2024: £327,250 (2 sales)2024£327k2025: £290,000 (1 sales)2025£290k2026: £316,500 (2 sales)2026£317k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£277,2387 Aug 2026
Detached2£272,50012 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Cavendish Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
36, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 7 Aug 2026£333,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 12 Feb 2026£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 23 May 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 28 Oct 2024£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 11 Jun 2024£347,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 5 Apr 2024£307,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 15 Jul 2022£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 25 Apr 2022£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 8 Sep 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 30 Jun 2021£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 28 May 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 12 Mar 2021£215,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 12 Jan 2021£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 11 Oct 2019£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 22 Mar 2019£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 22 Feb 2019£330,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 6 Aug 2018£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 17 Jan 2018£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 17 Nov 2017£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 25 Aug 2017£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 3 Jul 2017£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RQ 13 Apr 2017£247,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
85, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 24 Feb 2017£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Cavendish Drive CH42 6RG 20 May 2016£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
55, Cavendish Drive £210,000 (Jan 2018) → £240,000 (Oct 2019) → £300,000 (Feb 2026) +43%
over 8 yrs
80, Cavendish Drive £247,000 (Apr 2017) → £335,000 (Jul 2022) +36%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cavendish Drive

Crime

319 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cavendish Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences149
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order28
Anti-social behaviour24
Shoplifting22
Drugs19

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cavendish Drive is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake Flood alert area
  • Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey Flood alert area
  • Irish Sea and Mersey estuary from the Head of the Wirral to Runcorn Flood alert area
  • Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cavendish Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Prenton High School for Girls 770 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Bedford Drive Primary School 406 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Horizons Independent School 24 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Well Lane Primary School 187 pupils Primary 3–11 Inadequate Report 0.5 mi
Devonshire Park Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 247 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Mersey Park Primary School 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Utopia 20 pupils Other independent special school 13–19 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Rock Ferry station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Green Lane station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Bebington station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Borough Road (nr, The Wiend) 2 min walk
  • Borough Road (adj, The Wiend) 3 min walk
  • The Wiend (opp, Borough Road) 3 min walk
  • Birkett Road (opp, Bebington Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Gladstone Med Ctr
    241-243 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead · 0.7 mi
  • Riverside Surgery
    525 New Chester Road, Birkenhead · 0.8 mi
  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.8 mi
  • Teehey Lane Surgery
    66 Teehey Lane, Bebington, Wirral · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Birkenhead · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Birkenhead Bebington Rd Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Prenton · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rockferry Highfield Road · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Victoria Park Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Dale Pharmacy Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Cohens Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Woodlands Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Devonshire Park Dental Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Westbourne Dental Practice · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.9%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented4.2%17.1%
Households592

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.2%64.1%
Aged 65+21.4%18.6%
Residents1,524

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Wirral with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cavendish Drive

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White95.3%95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.6%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian59.9%55%
No religion33%37.3%
Not answered5.8%5.3%
Muslim0.9%1%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Sikh0%–

Country of birth

HereWirral
Born in the UK96.1%94.6%
Born outside the UK3.9%5.4%

Highest qualification

HereWirral
Level 4 qualifications and above30.6%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications20.4%17.9%
No qualifications16.3%17.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%9.6%
Apprenticeship7%6%
Other qualifications2.9%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health48.6%46.5%
Good health32.7%32.1%
Fair health12.6%14.2%
Bad health4.6%5.6%
Very bad health1.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
1 car or van in household43.8%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household29.3%25.2%
No cars or vans in household18.6%25.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wirral.

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