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Dickens Close, Kirkby, Liverpool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dickens Close, Kirkby, Liverpool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/liverpool-merseyside/dickens-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for L32 9SW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£120,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£157,597
15 sales
Price range
£69k – £305k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Nov 2025
L32 9SW

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At a glance

House prices£158k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station20 min walkKirkby station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband46% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold55% freeholdAcross 20 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

15 property sales on Dickens Close, Kirkby, Liverpool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £120,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £127,590. Average sale prices rose from £102,667 in 2018 to £179,750 in 2025 (+75%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 33% terraced, 27% flat, 27% detached. Recorded sale prices on Dickens Close range from £69,000 to £305,000. 55% of homes sold here were freehold and 45% leasehold.

House prices on Dickens Close compared

L32 postcode area£171,970
Liverpool£240,542
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dickens Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L32 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £102,667 (3 sales)2018£103k2019: £151,250 (2 sales)2019£151k2022: £128,750 (2 sales)2022£129k2023: £186,000 (2 sales)2023£186k2024: £202,475 (2 sales)2024£202k2025: £179,750 (4 sales)2025£180k

Tenure: 55% freehold and 45% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£127,5906 Dec 2024
Flat4£91,7503 Nov 2025
Detached4£249,75026 Sep 2025
Semi-detached2£180,00031 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Dickens Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Dickens Close L32 9SW 3 Nov 2025£120,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Dickens Close L32 9SW 26 Sep 2025£305,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Dickens Close L32 9SW 6 May 2025£83,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Dickens Close L32 9SW 31 Jan 2025£211,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Dickens Close L32 9SW 6 Dec 2024£159,950 TerracedFreehold
1, Dickens Close L32 9SW 5 Apr 2024£245,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Dickens Close L32 9SW 20 Sep 2023£100,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Dickens Close L32 9SW 4 Aug 2023£265,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Dickens Close L32 9SW 26 May 2023£107,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Dickens Close L32 9SW 23 Sep 2022£162,500 TerracedFreehold
10, Dickens Close L32 9SW 29 Jul 2022£92,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Dickens Close L32 9SW 29 Apr 2022£58,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Dickens Close L32 9SW 6 Apr 2022£95,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Dickens Close L32 9SW 15 Nov 2021£92,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Dickens Close L32 9SW 25 Jun 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Dickens Close L32 9SW 31 Oct 2019£118,500 TerracedFreehold
2, Dickens Close L32 9SW 2 May 2019£184,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Dickens Close L32 9SW 31 Oct 2018£149,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Dickens Close L32 9SW 27 Apr 2018£69,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Dickens Close L32 9SW 19 Jan 2018£90,000 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
5, Dickens Close £95,000 (Apr 2022) → £120,000 (Nov 2025) +26%
over 4 yrs
2, Dickens Close £184,000 (May 2019) → £265,000 (Aug 2023) → £305,000 (Sep 2025) +66%
over 6 yrs
3, Dickens Close £149,000 (Oct 2018) → £211,000 (Jan 2025) +42%
over 6 yrs
21, Dickens Close £118,500 (Oct 2019) → £162,500 (Sep 2022) +37%
over 3 yrs
10, Dickens Close £69,000 (Apr 2018) → £58,000 (Apr 2022) → £92,000 (Jul 2022) +33%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dickens Close

Crime

270 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dickens Close 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 offences108
Anti-social behaviour46
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order21
Other theft19
Shoplifting18

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

Flood risk

Dickens Close is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Alt, Formby to Huyton Flood alert area
  • Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey 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 Dickens Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kirkby High School 1,042 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Bluebell Park School 238 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 0.4 mi
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School 390 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 419 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Millbrook Community Primary School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Westvale Primary School 212 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Kirkby CofE Primary School 307 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Kirkby station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Headbolt Lane station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Fazakerley station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whitefield Drive (NE-bound, Valley Road) 4 min walk
  • Kirkby Sports College (S-bound, Bracknell Avenue) 5 min walk
  • Kirkby Sports College (NW-bound, Bracknell Avenue) 5 min walk
  • James Holt Avenue (adj, Whitefield Drive) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Millbrook Medical Centre
    Southdene Pcrc, Bewley Drive, Liverpool · 0.4 mi
  • St. Laurence's Medical Centre
    32 Leeside Avenue, Liverpool · 0.6 mi
  • The Macmillan Surgery
    St. Chads Walk In Centre, St. Chads Drive, Liverpool · 0.8 mi
  • Gillmoss Medical Centre
    48 Petherick Road, Liverpool · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Food Warehouse Iceland North Liverpool Food Warehouse · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Kirkby · 0.7 mi
  • Heron Heron Northwood Kirkby · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Kirkby · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Kirkby Town Chemist · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Carlis Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.3%62.5%
Private rented15.4%20.3%
Social rented24.3%17.1%
Households778

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.0%64.1%
Aged 65+13.1%18.6%
Residents1,990

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)46%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)46%80%
Gigabit-capable46%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 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Knowsley 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 Dickens Close

Ethnic group

HereKnowsley
White95.9%95.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.7%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.8%

Religion

HereKnowsley
Christian72.6%66.6%
No religion22.1%27.2%
Not answered4.4%4.8%
Other religion0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.2%0.6%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereKnowsley
Born in the UK95.7%94.8%
Born outside the UK4.3%5.2%

Highest qualification

HereKnowsley
No qualifications27.2%26.2%
Level 4 qualifications and above20.2%23.8%
Level 3 qualifications19.1%17.2%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%10.6%
Apprenticeship4.5%5.5%
Other qualifications2.2%2.2%

General health

HereKnowsley
Very good health50.7%47.3%
Good health29.6%30.1%
Fair health12.6%14%
Bad health5.8%6.5%
Very bad health1.4%2.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereKnowsley
1 car or van in household41.2%41.2%
No cars or vans in household28.8%31.2%
2 cars or vans in household22.2%22.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%5.4%

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 Knowsley.

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