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Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CH42 6RS, CH42 6RR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£250,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£221,958
24 sales
Price range
£172k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2026
CH42 6RS

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At a glance

House prices£222k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkRock Ferry station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

24 property sales on Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £250,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £218,565. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Hesketh Avenue range from £172,000 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Hesketh Avenue compared

CH42 postcode area£195,241
Birkenhead£175,397
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hesketh Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH42 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £191,833 (3 sales)2016£192k2017: £175,625 (4 sales)2017£176k2018: £190,000 (1 sales)2018£190k2019: £197,500 (2 sales)2019£198k2021: £230,000 (2 sales)2021£230k2022: £261,667 (3 sales)2022£262k2023: £239,667 (3 sales)2023£240k2024: £267,500 (2 sales)2024£268k2025: £238,333 (3 sales)2025£238k2026: £250,000 (1 sales)2026£250k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached23£218,5658 May 2026
Terraced1£300,00030 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Hesketh Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
88, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 8 May 2026£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RR 27 Jun 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 24 Jun 2025£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 22 May 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 7 Nov 2024£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 15 Mar 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RR 28 Nov 2023£249,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 19 May 2023£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 3 Mar 2023£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 30 Sep 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 19 May 2022£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RR 28 Mar 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 13 Aug 2021£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 6 Aug 2021£238,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 29 Nov 2019£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 15 Nov 2019£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 3 Apr 2018£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 23 Jun 2017£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 28 Feb 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 10 Feb 2017£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 20 Jan 2017£172,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 16 Dec 2016£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 13 Oct 2016£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Hesketh Avenue CH42 6RS 22 Sep 2016£181,500 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
78, Hesketh Avenue £172,500 (Jan 2017) → £240,000 (Jun 2025) +39%
over 8 yrs
40, Hesketh Avenue £180,000 (Feb 2017) → £265,000 (May 2025) +47%
over 8 yrs
56, Hesketh Avenue £181,500 (Sep 2016) → £255,000 (Nov 2024) +40%
over 8 yrs
80, Hesketh Avenue £220,000 (May 2022) → £280,000 (Mar 2024) +27%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Hesketh Avenue

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 0.1 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 0.6 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Green Lane station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Bebington station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

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

GP surgeries

  • Gladstone Med Ctr
    241-243 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead · 0.6 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
  • Sunlight Group Practice
    Sefton Road, New Ferry, 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
  • Tesco Express Tesco Tranmere Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Victoria Park Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Dale Pharmacy Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Cohens Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Woodlands Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Devonshire Park Dental Centre · 0.5 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 Hesketh Avenue

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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