Willmer Road, Birkenhead

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH42 0JB, CH42 0JE, CH42 0JD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£124,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£85,972
36 sales
Price range
£40k – £140k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Jun 2026
CH42 0JE

At a glance

House prices£86k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% 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 station10 min walkBirkenhead Central station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

36 property sales on Willmer Road, Birkenhead have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £124,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £84,952. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Willmer Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Willmer Road 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: £86,900 (5 sales)2016£87k2018: £56,333 (3 sales)2018£56k2019: £140,000 (1 sales)2019£140k2020: £77,208 (12 sales)2020£77k2021: £80,667 (3 sales)2021£81k2022: £86,000 (3 sales)2022£86k2023: £97,000 (2 sales)2023£97k2024: £106,400 (5 sales)2024£106k2025: £75,000 (1 sales)2025£75k2026: £124,000 (1 sales)2026£124k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced22£84,9521 Jun 2026
Flat11£81,2778 May 2025
Semi-detached3£110,66716 Oct 2019

Sold prices on Willmer Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
72, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 1 Jun 2026£124,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 28 Aug 2025£82,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 8 May 2025£75,000 FlatLeasehold
2A, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 13 Dec 2024£67,500 TerracedFreehold
42, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 22 Nov 2024£136,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 28 Oct 2024£125,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 30 Aug 2024£82,500 TerracedFreehold
72, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 12 Apr 2024£121,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 5 Apr 2024£73,011 TerracedFreehold
26, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 16 Jun 2023£117,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 15 Feb 2023£77,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 15 Nov 2022£85,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 8 Jul 2022£112,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Willmer Road CH42 0JF 20 Jun 2022£81,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 18 Mar 2022£65,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Willmer Road CH42 0JF 17 Dec 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 26 Nov 2021£92,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Willmer Road CH42 0JD 5 Nov 2021£60,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Willmer Road CH42 0JD 16 Jun 2021£56,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Willmer Road CH42 0JD 26 Mar 2021£116,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 10, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 27 Nov 2020£104,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 3 Nov 2020£79,950 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 30 Oct 2020£79,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 7, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 30 Oct 2020£79,950 FlatLeasehold
52, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 29 Oct 2020£92,300 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 29 Oct 2020£79,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 1, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 29 Oct 2020£64,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 9, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 29 Oct 2020£79,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 6, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 29 Oct 2020£84,950 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 5, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 29 Oct 2020£84,950 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 63, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 29 Oct 2020£79,950 FlatLeasehold
94, Willmer Road CH42 0JF 12 Jun 2020£39,950 TerracedFreehold
68, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 21 Feb 2020£67,500 TerracedFreehold
102, Willmer Road CH42 0JF 16 Oct 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Willmer Road CH42 0JD 4 Sep 2019£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 31 Oct 2018£53,000 TerracedLeasehold
3, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 31 Oct 2018£53,000 TerracedFreehold
81, Willmer Road CH42 0JD 23 Oct 2018£72,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 24 Aug 2018£50,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Willmer Road CH42 0JF 6 Apr 2018£52,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 23 Mar 2018£45,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Willmer Road CH42 0JD 9 Dec 2016£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 21 Oct 2016£64,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Willmer Road CH42 0JE 1 Jun 2016£85,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 5 May 2016£40,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 30 Mar 2016£55,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Willmer Road CH42 0JB 30 Jan 2016£110,000 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
72, Willmer Road £121,000 (Apr 2024) → £124,000 (Jun 2026) +2%
over 2 yrs
Flat 1, 63, Willmer Road £64,950 (Oct 2020) → £75,000 (May 2025) +15%
over 5 yrs
5, Willmer Road £110,000 (Jan 2016) → £55,500 (Mar 2016) → £85,000 (Nov 2022) -23%
over 7 yrs
81, Willmer Road £72,000 (Oct 2018) → £75,000 (Sep 2019) +4%
over under a year
1, Willmer Road £40,000 (May 2016) → £50,000 (Aug 2018) +25%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Willmer Road

Crime

582 crimes were reported within about a mile of Willmer Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences198
Shoplifting82
Anti-social behaviour76
Public order60
Criminal damage & arson45
Drugs36

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

Flood risk

Willmer Road 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 Willmer Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Woodlands Primary School 314 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Progress Schools - Wirral 14 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Woodchurch Road Academy 171 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Mersey Park Primary School 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Birkenhead Park School 731 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Devonshire Park Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Birkenhead Central station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Green Lane station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Conway Park station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shaw Street (adj, Borough Road) 2 min walk
  • Carnforth Close (adj, Borough Road) 2 min walk
  • Elm Grove (adj, Derby Road) 3 min walk
  • Maple Street (opp, Whetstone Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
    44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead · 0.2 mi
  • Devaney Med Ctr
    40 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton · 0.3 mi
  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.4 mi
  • Hamilton Med Ctr
    86 Market Street, Birkenhead · 0.8 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 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.7%62.5%
Private rented48.5%20.3%
Social rented10.9%17.1%
Households718

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.2%64.1%
Aged 65+8.5%18.6%
Residents1,785

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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