Olive Crescent, Birkenhead

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH41 9DR.

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£101,250
6 sales
Price range
£57k – £205k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Jul 2024
CH41 9DR

At a glance

House prices£101k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station3 min walkGreen Lane station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Olive Crescent, Birkenhead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 5 Jul 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £81,625. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Olive Crescent compared

CH41 postcode area£136,862
Birkenhead£174,691
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Olive Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH41 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £103,500 (4 sales)2017£104k2019: £107,000 (1 sales)2019£107k2024: £86,500 (1 sales)2024£87k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced4£81,6255 Jul 2024
Detached1£205,0007 Aug 2017
Semi-detached1£76,00013 Oct 2017

Sold prices on Olive Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 8 May 2026£40,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 5 Jul 2024£86,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 26 Jul 2019£107,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 18 Dec 2017£76,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 13 Oct 2017£76,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 7 Aug 2017£205,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Olive Crescent CH41 9DR 9 Jun 2017£57,000 TerracedFreehold

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
4, Olive Crescent £57,000 (Jun 2017) → £76,000 (Dec 2017) +33%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Olive Crescent

Crime

580 crimes were reported within about a mile of Olive Crescent in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences206
Shoplifting82
Anti-social behaviour71
Public order57
Criminal damage & arson48
Drugs37

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

Flood risk

Olive Crescent 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 Olive Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Woodlands Primary School 314 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Mersey Park Primary School 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Well Lane Primary School 187 pupils Primary 3–11 Inadequate Report 0.5 mi
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Utopia 20 pupils Other independent special school 13–19 Report 0.7 mi
Progress Schools - Wirral 14 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Rock Ferry Primary School 301 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Green Lane station 0.1 mi · 3 min walk
  • Birkenhead Central station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Conway Park station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Green Lane Station (Stop A, Queen Street) 1 min walk
  • Green Lane Station (Stop B, Queen Street) 2 min walk
  • Frodsham Street (adj, Church Road) 3 min walk
  • Whetstone Lane (adj, Church Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.4 mi
  • Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
    44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead · 0.5 mi
  • Gladstone Med Ctr
    241-243 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead · 0.6 mi
  • Hamilton Med Ctr
    86 Market Street, Birkenhead · 0.7 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 1 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned36.3%62.5%
Private rented36.4%20.3%
Social rented27.3%17.1%
Households854

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.3%64.1%
Aged 65+12.8%18.6%
Residents1,629

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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