Lower Alt Road, Hightown, Liverpool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lower Alt Road, Hightown, Liverpool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/liverpool-merseyside/lower-alt-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for L38 0BB, L38 0BA.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£274,972

9 sales

Price range

£115k – £486k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

27 Feb 2025

L38 0BA

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At a glance

House prices£275k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station2 min walkHightown station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband96% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold60% leaseholdAcross 10 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

9 property sales on Lower Alt Road, Hightown, Liverpool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £248,594. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% semi-detached, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Lower Alt Road range from £115,000 to £486,000. 40% of homes sold here were freehold and 60% leasehold.

House prices on Lower Alt Road compared

L38 postcode area£408,478

Liverpool£240,542

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lower Alt Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L38 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 40% freehold and 60% leasehold across 10 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	8	£248,594	27 Feb 2025
Detached	1	£486,000	16 Aug 2024

Sold prices on Lower Alt Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
3, Lower Alt Road L38 0BA	27 Feb 2025	£270,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
12, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	16 Aug 2024	£486,000	Detached	Leasehold
16, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	29 Nov 2019	£302,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
8, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	9 Aug 2019	£315,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
2, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	6 Jul 2018	£265,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	4 Aug 2017	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	4 Aug 2017	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	30 Jun 2017	£213,750	Semi-detached	Leasehold
16, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	16 Dec 2016	£258,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
2, Lower Alt Road L38 0BB	5 Dec 2016	£115,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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
16, Lower Alt Road	£258,000 (Dec 2016) → £302,000 (Nov 2019)	+17% over 3 yrs
8, Lower Alt Road	£213,750 (Jun 2017) → £315,000 (Aug 2019)	+47% over 2 yrs
2, Lower Alt Road	£115,000 (Dec 2016) → £150,000 (Aug 2017) → £265,000 (Jul 2018)	+130% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Lower Alt Road

Crime

6 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lower Alt Road in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	4
Other theft	1
Public order	1

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

Flood risk

Lower Alt Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Alt, Formby to Huyton Flood alert area
Coast from Formby to Crosby Flood alert area
Merseyside coastline at Hightown 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 Lower Alt Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Range High School 979 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Good Report	1.6 mi
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 365 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Good Report	1.8 mi
Redgate Community Primary School 259 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	2.0 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 101 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	2.0 mi
Woodlands Primary School 349 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	2.2 mi
St Michaels Church of England Academy 547 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Inadequate Report	2.3 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

Hightown station 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Hall Road station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
Formby station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

School Road (S-bound, School Road) 2 min walk
Hightown Interchange (Stop A, Alt Road) 2 min walk
School Road (N-bound, School Road) 2 min walk
Thornbeck Avenue (SW-bound, Thornbeck Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Hightown Village Surgery
1 St Georges Road, Hightown, Liverpool · 0.4 mi
The Village Surgery Formby
12 Elbow Lane, Formby, Liverpool · 2.1 mi
Chapel Lane Surgery
13 Chapel Lane, Formby, Liverpool · 2.2 mi
Blundellsands Surgery
1 Warren Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool · 2.9 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Blundell · 1.2 mi
Marks and Spencer BP M&S Formby BP · 1.7 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Formby - Queens Road · 1.9 mi
Tesco Tesco Formby Superstore · 2.1 mi

Pharmacies

Hightown Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
Formby Health Rooms & Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

School Road Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
The Elbow Lane Dental Practice · 2.1 mi
Volynchook Mason Allen And Assoc · 2.5 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 9 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	10 of 10
Employment	7 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	10 of 10
Access to housing and services	3 of 10
Living environment	10 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	92.1%	62.5%
Private rented	6.9%	20.3%
Social rented	1.0%	17.1%
Households	901

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	56.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	32.5%	18.6%
Residents	2,022

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	96%	80%
Gigabit-capable	96%	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	87%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	93%	92%

Share of homes across Sefton 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Lower Alt Road

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Who lives around Lower Alt Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Sefton
White	98.1%	95.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.8%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	0.5%

Religion

	Here	Sefton
Christian	74.1%	64.4%
No religion	21.4%	28.6%
Not answered	3.5%	5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Hindu	0.3%	0.4%
Other religion	0.1%	0.4%
Jewish	0%	0.1%
Muslim	0%	0.8%

Country of birth

	Here	Sefton
Born in the UK	96.3%	93.6%
Born outside the UK	3.7%	6.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sefton
Level 4 qualifications and above	41.8%	29.9%
Level 3 qualifications	15.1%	17.5%
Level 2 qualifications	14%	14.1%
No qualifications	11.9%	19.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9%	10.3%
Apprenticeship	6%	5.9%
Other qualifications	2.4%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sefton
Very good health	49.3%	46.4%
Good health	33.5%	32.3%
Fair health	12%	14.3%
Bad health	4%	5.4%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sefton
1 car or van in household	41%	42.7%
2 cars or vans in household	36.4%	24.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	13.3%	6.8%
No cars or vans in household	9.3%	26.4%

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 Sefton.

Planning and heritage near Lower Alt Road

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Planning applications near Lower Alt Road

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