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Prenton Lane, Birkenhead

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CH42 8LA, CH42 8LB, CH42 8QD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£342,770
6 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£201,613
32 sales
Price range
£90k – £842k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2026
CH42 9NX

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At a glance

House prices£343k average95% above the Birkenhead average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkRock Ferry station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband71% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% leaseholdAcross 39 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

32 property sales on Prenton Lane, Birkenhead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 6 homes sold here for an average of £342,770. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £141,071. Average sale prices rose from £170,500 in 2016 to £528,207 in 2026 (+210%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 95% above the Birkenhead average of £175,397 over the same period. 5 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 88% flat, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Prenton Lane range from £90,000 to £841,620. 13% of homes sold here were freehold and 87% leasehold. Of 105 streets in Birkenhead with at least two sales in the last year, Prenton Lane ranks 6th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Prenton Lane compared

Prenton Lane£342,770
CH42 postcode area£195,241
Birkenhead£175,397
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £170,500 (4 sales)2016£171k2017: £90,000 (1 sales)2017£90k2018: £145,000 (1 sales)2018£145k2019: £135,000 (2 sales)2019£135k2020: £131,000 (3 sales)2020£131k2021: £715,000 (1 sales)2021£715k2022: £143,167 (3 sales)2022£143k2023: £153,800 (5 sales)2023£154k2024: £195,000 (1 sales)2024£195k2025: £147,313 (8 sales)2025£147k2026: £528,207 (3 sales)2026£528k

Tenure: 13% freehold and 87% leasehold across 39 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat28£141,07127 Feb 2026
Detached4£625,40517 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Prenton Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Prenton Lane CH42 9NX 17 Jul 2026£625,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 27 Apr 2026£841,620 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Elm Court, 12, Prenton Lane CH42 9NX 27 Feb 2026£118,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 17 Dec 2025£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 12 Dec 2025£167,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 3, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 10 Dec 2025£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 16, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 5 Sep 2025£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 23, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 28 Aug 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 14 Aug 2025£75,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 7 Jul 2025£102,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, St. Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 23 Jun 2025£107,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 20, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 21 Feb 2025£134,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 19, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 17 Jan 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 14 May 2024£515,000 OtherFreehold
Apartment 24, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 7 Feb 2024£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 16, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 7 Dec 2023£185,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 20, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 25 Aug 2023£136,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 4 May 2023£195,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 3, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 28 Apr 2023£134,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Elm Court, 12, Prenton Lane CH42 9NX 20 Mar 2023£119,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Elm Court, 12, Prenton Lane CH42 9NX 21 Dec 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 10, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 18 Nov 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 30 Sep 2022£127,500 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 23, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 25 Jul 2022£127,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 12 Feb 2021£715,000 DetachedFreehold
Apartment 19, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 11 Mar 2020£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 6 Mar 2020£147,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 25, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 31 Jan 2020£91,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 21, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 20 Dec 2019£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 10 Dec 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 23, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 25 Oct 2019£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 8, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 24 Sep 2018£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 3 Sep 2018£76,100 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 1, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane CH42 8LB 19 Jun 2017£90,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 2 Dec 2016£100,000 FlatLeasehold
1A, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 18 Nov 2016£320,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 1 Jul 2016£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane CH42 8LA 25 May 2016£165,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane CH42 8QD 29 Mar 2016£97,000 FlatLeasehold

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
7, Prenton Lane £715,000 (Feb 2021) → £841,620 (Apr 2026) +18%
over 5 yrs
Flat 16, St Stephens Court, Prenton Lane £115,000 (Dec 2019) → £167,000 (Dec 2025) +45%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 3, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane £134,000 (Apr 2023) → £170,000 (Dec 2025) +27%
over 3 yrs
Apartment 23, Pershore House, 9, Prenton Lane £155,000 (Oct 2019) → £200,000 (Aug 2025) +29%
over 6 yrs
Apartment 20, Oriel Court, 28, Prenton Lane £136,000 (Aug 2023) → £134,000 (Feb 2025) -1%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Prenton Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Horizons Independent School 24 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.2 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Devonshire Park Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Woodchurch Road Academy 171 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Prenton Primary School 393 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Prenton High School for Girls 770 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School 207 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bedford Drive Primary School 406 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Green Lane station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Birkenhead Central station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Storeton Road (adj, Prenton Lane) 1 min walk
  • Acrefield (adj, Storeton Road) 2 min walk
  • Prenton Road West (adj, Storeton Road) 2 min walk
  • St Stephens Road (opp, Prenton Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Villa Medical Centre
    1-2 Roman Road, Prenton · 0.7 mi
  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.9 mi
  • Holmlands Med Ctr
    16-20 Holmlands Dr, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Prenton · 0.9 mi
  • Prenton & Woodchurch Medical Centre
    516-518 Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Wirral · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Prenton Birkenhead · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Birkenhead · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Prenton · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Tranmere Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Woodchurch Road Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Prenton Dell Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Victoria Park Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Westbourne Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Prenton Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Prenton Road West (dental Surgery) · 0.2 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 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.6%62.5%
Private rented13.3%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households596

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.6%64.1%
Aged 65+25.8%18.6%
Residents1,487

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)71%80%
Gigabit-capable71%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 Prenton Lane

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White91.3%95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.6%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian62.1%55%
No religion28%37.3%
Not answered5.1%5.3%
Muslim2.6%1%
Hindu1.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Sikh0.3%–
Other religion0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWirral
Born in the UK93.9%94.6%
Born outside the UK6.1%5.4%

Highest qualification

HereWirral
Level 4 qualifications and above42.4%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications19.6%17.9%
No qualifications12.6%17.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.4%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.8%9.6%
Apprenticeship5.4%6%
Other qualifications1.8%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health51.2%46.5%
Good health33%32.1%
Fair health10.6%14.2%
Bad health4%5.6%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
1 car or van in household34.6%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household34.2%25.2%
No cars or vans in household17.6%25.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%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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