Memorial Drive, Birkenhead

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH42 6AA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£250,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£223,881
94 sales
Price range
£159k – £313k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Aug 2026
CH42 6AA

At a glance

House prices£224k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station15 min walkRock Ferry station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

94 property sales on Memorial Drive, 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 detached homes, which have sold for an average of £225,130. 22 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 21 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Memorial Drive compared

CH42 postcode area£194,035
Birkenhead£174,691
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Memorial Drive 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: £202,195 (15 sales)2016£202k2017: £214,236 (32 sales)2017£214k2018: £225,074 (25 sales)2018£225k2019: £202,000 (1 sales)2019£202k2020: £245,000 (1 sales)2020£245k2021: £224,875 (8 sales)2021£225k2022: £272,286 (7 sales)2022£272k2023: £297,750 (2 sales)2023£298k2024: £272,000 (1 sales)2024£272k2025: £260,000 (1 sales)2025£260k2026: £250,000 (1 sales)2026£250k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached91£225,1301 Aug 2026
Semi-detached2£168,99510 Mar 2017
Flat1£220,00020 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Memorial Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
38, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 1 Aug 2026£250,000 DetachedLeasehold
2, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 16 May 2025£260,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 29 May 2024£272,000 DetachedLeasehold
44, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 12 Oct 2023£283,500 DetachedFreehold
52, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 4 Aug 2023£312,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 20 Dec 2022£220,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 9 Dec 2022£298,000 DetachedLeasehold
12, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 16 Sep 2022£228,000 DetachedLeasehold
24, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 12 Aug 2022£257,000 DetachedLeasehold
51, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 19 Jul 2022£312,500 DetachedFreehold
51, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 19 Jul 2022£312,500 DetachedLeasehold
71, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 7 Mar 2022£278,000 DetachedLeasehold
29, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 24 Nov 2021£230,000 DetachedLeasehold
59, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 15 Oct 2021£205,000 DetachedLeasehold
34, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 27 Sep 2021£217,500 DetachedLeasehold
23, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 9 Aug 2021£230,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 6 Jul 2021£232,500 DetachedLeasehold
19, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 28 May 2021£240,000 DetachedLeasehold
32, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 21 May 2021£230,000 DetachedLeasehold
35, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 19 Apr 2021£214,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 6 Jul 2020£245,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 29 Mar 2019£202,000 DetachedLeasehold
77, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 20 Aug 2018£221,995 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 3 Aug 2018£239,950 DetachedLeasehold
56, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 31 Jul 2018£215,995 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 27 Jul 2018£239,995 Detached New buildFreehold
54, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 27 Jul 2018£208,995 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 23 Jul 2018£217,995 Detached New buildFreehold
64, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 13 Jul 2018£223,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 19 Jun 2018£209,995 Detached New buildFreehold
65, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 31 May 2018£230,000 Detached New buildFreehold
52, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 10 May 2018£257,995 Detached New buildFreehold
50, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 30 Apr 2018£224,995 Detached New buildFreehold
63, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 26 Apr 2018£202,995 Detached New buildFreehold
48, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 12 Apr 2018£203,995 Detached New buildLeasehold
67, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 6 Apr 2018£202,995 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 29 Mar 2018£214,995 Detached New buildFreehold
46, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 29 Mar 2018£203,995 Detached New buildFreehold
60, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 26 Mar 2018£252,995 Detached New buildLeasehold
62, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 23 Mar 2018£208,995 Detached New buildFreehold
35, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 22 Mar 2018£202,995 Detached New buildFreehold
58, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 16 Feb 2018£241,995 Detached New buildFreehold
71, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 31 Jan 2018£236,995 Detached New buildLeasehold
75, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 31 Jan 2018£248,995 Detached New buildLeasehold
26, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 15 Jan 2018£211,995 Detached New buildLeasehold
9, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 15 Jan 2018£259,000 DetachedLeasehold
73, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 10 Jan 2018£241,995 Detached New buildFreehold
61, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 21 Dec 2017£122,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 20 Dec 2017£218,995 Detached New buildFreehold
69, Memorial Drive CH42 6AA 18 Dec 2017£204,995 Detached New buildFreehold
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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
38, Memorial Drive £197,995 (Jul 2017) → £250,000 (Aug 2026) +26%
over 9 yrs
2, Memorial Drive £209,995 (Jun 2018) → £260,000 (May 2025) +24%
over 7 yrs
24, Memorial Drive £211,995 (Jun 2017) → £257,000 (Aug 2022) → £272,000 (May 2024) +28%
over 7 yrs
44, Memorial Drive £219,995 (Dec 2017) → £283,500 (Oct 2023) +29%
over 6 yrs
52, Memorial Drive £257,995 (May 2018) → £312,000 (Aug 2023) +21%
over 5 yrs
61, Memorial Drive £235,995 (Nov 2017) → £122,000 (Dec 2017) → £220,000 (Dec 2022) -7%
over 5 yrs
8, Memorial Drive £226,995 (Oct 2016) → £298,000 (Dec 2022) +31%
over 6 yrs
12, Memorial Drive £189,995 (Jul 2016) → £228,000 (Sep 2022) +20%
over 6 yrs
51, Memorial Drive £246,995 (Sep 2017) → £312,500 (Jul 2022) +27%
over 5 yrs
71, Memorial Drive £236,995 (Jan 2018) → £278,000 (Mar 2022) +17%
over 4 yrs
29, Memorial Drive £205,574 (Jun 2017) → £230,000 (Nov 2021) +12%
over 4 yrs
59, Memorial Drive £199,995 (Nov 2017) → £205,000 (Oct 2021) +3%
over 4 yrs
34, Memorial Drive £192,138 (Jun 2017) → £217,500 (Sep 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs
23, Memorial Drive £197,995 (May 2017) → £230,000 (Aug 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs
26, Memorial Drive £211,995 (Jan 2018) → £232,500 (Jul 2021) +10%
over 3 yrs
19, Memorial Drive £224,995 (Sep 2016) → £240,000 (May 2021) +7%
over 5 yrs
32, Memorial Drive £197,995 (May 2017) → £230,000 (May 2021) +16%
over 4 yrs
35, Memorial Drive £202,995 (Mar 2018) → £214,000 (Apr 2021) +5%
over 3 yrs
58, Memorial Drive £241,995 (Feb 2018) → £245,000 (Jul 2020) +1%
over 2 yrs
7, Memorial Drive £189,995 (Jul 2016) → £202,000 (Mar 2019) +6%
over 3 yrs
18, Memorial Drive £228,995 (Apr 2017) → £239,950 (Aug 2018) +5%
over 1 yr
9, Memorial Drive £244,995 (Jul 2016) → £259,000 (Jan 2018) +6%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Memorial Drive

Crime

388 crimes were reported within about a mile of Memorial Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences164
Anti-social behaviour40
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order34
Shoplifting31
Drugs23

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

Flood risk

Memorial 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 Memorial Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Devonshire Park Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Bedford Drive Primary School 406 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Horizons Independent School 24 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Well Lane Primary School 187 pupils Primary 3–11 Inadequate Report 0.4 mi
Mersey Park Primary School 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Prenton High School for Girls 770 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Woodchurch Road Academy 171 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Rock Ferry station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Green Lane station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Birkenhead Central station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Irvine Road (adj, Mount Road) 2 min walk
  • Irvine Road (opp, Borough Road) 2 min walk
  • Irvine Road (adj, Borough Road) 3 min walk
  • St Georges Avenue (adj, Mount Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.5 mi
  • Gladstone Med Ctr
    241-243 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead · 0.6 mi
  • Devaney Med Ctr
    40 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton · 0.9 mi
  • Riverside Surgery
    525 New Chester Road, Birkenhead · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 4 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.8%62.5%
Private rented13.8%20.3%
Social rented10.5%17.1%
Households726

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,704

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.

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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