Rock Lane West, Birkenhead

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rock Lane West, Birkenhead · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/birkenhead/rock-lane-west/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH42 4NZ, CH42 1NG, CH42 1RE.

Average price (last 12 months)

£124,750

2 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£108,043

37 sales

Price range

£39k – £270k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

5 Feb 2026

CH42 4PA

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At a glance

House prices£125k average29% below the Birkenhead average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkRock Ferry station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% leaseholdAcross 50 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

37 property sales on Rock Lane West, Birkenhead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £124,750. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £66,068. That is 29% below the Birkenhead average of £175,397 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% flat, 32% semi-detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Rock Lane West range from £39,000 to £270,000. 48% of homes sold here were freehold and 52% leasehold. Of 105 streets in Birkenhead with at least two sales in the last year, Rock Lane West ranks 70th for average price.

House prices on Rock Lane West compared

Rock Lane West£124,750

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

Tenure: 48% freehold and 52% leasehold across 50 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	22	£66,068	28 Nov 2025
Semi-detached	12	£171,417	5 Feb 2026
Terraced	2	£133,550	31 Mar 2022
Detached	1	£220,000	29 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Rock Lane West

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1 - 3, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	5 Mar 2026	£180,000	Other	Freehold
58B, Rock Lane West CH42 4PA	5 Feb 2026	£167,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 9, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	28 Nov 2025	£82,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	7 Oct 2025	£88,000	Flat	Leasehold
58D, Rock Lane West CH42 4PA	22 Aug 2025	£177,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 4, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	15 Apr 2025	£75,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 8, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	1 Apr 2025	£65,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 28, Rock Lane West CH42 1RF	31 Mar 2025	£230,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 6, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	21 Feb 2025	£80,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 16, Royal Court, 30, Rock Lane West CH42 1NF	13 Jan 2025	£41,000	Flat	Leasehold
23, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	30 Aug 2024	£60,000	Flat	Freehold
125, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	17 Jul 2024	£270,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 21, Royal Court, 30, Rock Lane West CH42 1NF	4 Apr 2024	£39,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Royal Court, 30, Rock Lane West CH42 1NF	6 Dec 2023	£69,000	Flat	Leasehold
78, Rock Lane West CH42 4PB	6 Oct 2023	£120,000	Terraced	Freehold
25, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	28 Sep 2023	£50,000	Flat	Leasehold
58C, Rock Lane West CH42 4PA	23 Aug 2023	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
115, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	31 Jul 2023	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 6, Royal Court, 30, Rock Lane West CH42 1NF	28 Apr 2023	£73,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	14 Apr 2023	£62,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	5 Apr 2023	£62,500	Flat	Leasehold
70, Rock Lane West CH42 4PB	31 Mar 2023	£215,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 17, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	22 Dec 2022	£62,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 16, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	22 Dec 2022	£62,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	24 Oct 2022	£60,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 12, Royal Court, 30, Rock Lane West CH42 1NF	1 Jul 2022	£65,000	Flat	Leasehold
82, Rock Lane West CH42 4PB	31 Mar 2022	£148,000	Terraced	Freehold
125, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	3 Dec 2021	£190,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
93, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	29 Apr 2021	£220,000	Detached	Freehold
Flat 9, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	1 Apr 2021	£42,500	Flat	Leasehold
27, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	26 Mar 2021	£62,500	Flat	Leasehold
16, Rock Lane West CH42 1RF	11 Dec 2020	£170,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 4, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	3 Nov 2020	£50,000	Flat	Leasehold
17, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	4 Oct 2019	£55,000	Flat	Freehold
Flat 6, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	20 Sep 2019	£50,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 5, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	9 Aug 2019	£55,000	Flat	Leasehold
5, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	6 Mar 2019	£44,500	Flat	Leasehold
78, Rock Lane West CH42 4PB	7 Dec 2018	£119,100	Terraced	Freehold
86, Rock Lane West CH42 4PB	31 Oct 2018	£110,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 1, 14, Rock Lane West CH42 1RF	22 Jan 2018	£91,000	Other	Freehold
14A, Rock Lane West CH42 1RF	22 Jan 2018	£91,000	Other	Freehold
Flat 8, Royal Court, 30, Rock Lane West CH42 1NF	19 Jan 2018	£52,000	Flat	Leasehold
55, Rock Lane West CH42 1RE	30 Oct 2017	£144,000	Detached	Freehold
117, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	17 Mar 2017	£155,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
58C, Rock Lane West CH42 4PA	16 Dec 2016	£132,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
10, Rock Lane West CH42 1RF	29 Sep 2016	£166,000	Flat	Freehold
Flat 7, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	26 Aug 2016	£52,000	Flat	Leasehold
107, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	22 Jul 2016	£120,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 11, Regency Court, 32, Rock Lane West CH42 1NG	12 May 2016	£35,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, 71, Rock Lane West CH42 4NZ	31 Mar 2016	£55,000	Flat	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 9, 71, Rock Lane West	£42,500 (Apr 2021) → £82,000 (Nov 2025)	+93% over 5 yrs
Flat 5, 71, Rock Lane West	£55,000 (Aug 2019) → £88,000 (Oct 2025)	+60% over 6 yrs
Flat 4, 71, Rock Lane West	£55,000 (Mar 2016) → £75,000 (Apr 2025)	+36% over 9 yrs
Flat 6, 71, Rock Lane West	£50,000 (Sep 2019) → £80,000 (Feb 2025)	+60% over 5 yrs
125, Rock Lane West	£190,000 (Dec 2021) → £270,000 (Jul 2024)	+42% over 3 yrs
78, Rock Lane West	£119,100 (Dec 2018) → £120,000 (Oct 2023)	+1% over 5 yrs
58C, Rock Lane West	£132,000 (Dec 2016) → £175,000 (Aug 2023)	+33% over 7 yrs

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Schools near Rock Lane West

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 247 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.1 mi
Rock Ferry Primary School 301 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St John's Catholic Junior School 239 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	7–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
St John's Catholic Infant School 189 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–7	Good Report	0.5 mi
Utopia 20 pupils	Other independent special school	13–19	Report	0.5 mi
Bedford Drive Primary School 406 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
St John Plessington Catholic College 1,556 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Good Report	0.6 mi
Grove Street Primary School 312 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.6 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
Bebington station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Green Lane station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Highfield South (adj, Rock Lane West) 1 min walk
Highfield Road (adj, Rock Lane West) 1 min walk
Spenser Avenue (opp, Highfield Road) 2 min walk
Walter Smith Way (adj, Highfield South) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Riverside Surgery
525 New Chester Road, Birkenhead · 0.4 mi
Sunlight Group Practice
Sefton Road, New Ferry, Wirral · 0.5 mi
Gladstone Med Ctr
241-243 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead · 0.6 mi
St Catherine's Surgery
St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Rockferry Highfield Road · 0.1 mi
Tesco Tesco Birkenhead Bebington Rd Superstore · 0.3 mi
Lidl Lidl Rock Ferry Birkenhead · 0.5 mi
Iceland Iceland New Ferry · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

Dale Pharmacy Ltd · 0.3 mi
Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Victoria Park Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Woodlands Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Rock Ferry Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
Devonshire Park Dental Centre · 0.9 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 2 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	2 of 10
Employment	2 of 10
Education and skills	2 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	2 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	51.6%	62.5%
Private rented	35.2%	20.3%
Social rented	13.1%	17.1%
Households	761

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,633

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	93%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	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 Rock Lane West

Ethnic group

	Here	Wirral
White	96.3%	95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.8%	2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.9%	0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	Wirral
Christian	49.8%	55%
No religion	40.6%	37.3%
Not answered	7.5%	5.3%
Muslim	1%	1%
Hindu	0.6%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%
Sikh	0.1%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Wirral
Born in the UK	95.6%	94.6%
Born outside the UK	4.4%	5.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wirral
No qualifications	21.4%	17.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above	20.8%	31.5%
Level 2 qualifications	19.4%	14.7%
Level 3 qualifications	17.9%	17.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	11.7%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	6.5%	6%
Other qualifications	2.2%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Wirral
Very good health	40.7%	46.5%
Good health	32.1%	32.1%
Fair health	16.1%	14.2%
Bad health	7.6%	5.6%
Very bad health	3.5%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wirral
1 car or van in household	43.5%	42.4%
No cars or vans in household	34.9%	25.1%
2 cars or vans in household	17.2%	25.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.5%	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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