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Rainbow Drive, Melling, Liverpool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rainbow Drive, Melling, Liverpool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/liverpool-merseyside/rainbow-drive-melling/

House prices, sold prices and local information for L31 1BZ, L31 1BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£165,390
20 sales
Price range
£72k – £235k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Mar 2025
L31 1BZ

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At a glance

House prices£165k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station8 min walkKirkby station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold58% leaseholdAcross 24 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

20 property sales on Rainbow Drive, Melling, Liverpool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £171,771. Average sale prices rose from £162,714 in 2018 to £209,267 in 2025 (+29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% semi-detached, 20% terraced, 10% flat. Recorded sale prices on Rainbow Drive range from £72,000 to £235,000. 42% of homes sold here were freehold and 58% leasehold.

House prices on Rainbow Drive compared

L31 postcode area£257,104
Liverpool£240,542
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rainbow Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L31 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £162,714 (7 sales)2018£163k2019: £158,500 (3 sales)2019£159k2020: £72,000 (1 sales)2020£72k2023: £137,000 (2 sales)2023£137k2024: £179,875 (4 sales)2024£180k2025: £209,267 (3 sales)2025£209k

Tenure: 42% freehold and 58% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£171,7717 Mar 2025
Terraced4£182,75021 Mar 2025
Flat2£86,00010 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Rainbow Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22A, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 6 Oct 2025£76,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
38, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 21 Mar 2025£235,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 7 Mar 2025£212,800 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 14 Jan 2025£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 2 Dec 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 31 Jul 2024£175,000 TerracedLeasehold
28, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 31 Jul 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 12 Jul 2024£169,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
36, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 25 Aug 2023£174,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
16A, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 10 Mar 2023£100,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 21 Oct 2020£72,000 FlatLeasehold
20A, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 12 Jun 2019£56,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 17 May 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
27, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 1 May 2019£162,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 1 Feb 2019£153,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
26, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 17 Dec 2018£146,000 TerracedLeasehold
55, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 29 Nov 2018£182,000 OtherFreehold
55, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 29 Nov 2018£182,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
58, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 1 Oct 2018£182,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 17 Aug 2018£153,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Rainbow Drive L31 1BY 25 May 2018£185,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
30, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 9 Feb 2018£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 9 Feb 2018£145,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
58, Rainbow Drive L31 1BZ 24 Jul 2017£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
58, Rainbow Drive £110,000 (Jul 2017) → £182,500 (Oct 2018) +66%
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Crime and flood risk near Rainbow Drive

Crime

112 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rainbow Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences45
Anti-social behaviour15
Criminal damage & arson12
Drugs10
Public order10
Other theft7

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

Flood risk

Rainbow Drive 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 Rainbow Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Melling Primary School 212 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Westvale Primary School 212 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 419 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Millbrook Community Primary School 325 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Kirkby CofE Primary School 307 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Ravenscroft Community Primary School 218 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
All Saints Catholic High School 1,129 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 1.1 mi
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School 450 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.1 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 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Headbolt Lane station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Maghull station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Mount Road (SE-bound, North Park Road) 2 min walk
  • North Park Road (N-bound, Mount Road) 2 min walk
  • Mount Road (N-bound, South Park Road) 3 min walk
  • Park Road (N-bound, Park Close) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Maassarani & Partners
    Ebony Way, Kirkby, Liverpool · 1.0 mi
  • The Macmillan Surgery
    St. Chads Walk In Centre, St. Chads Drive, Liverpool · 1.2 mi
  • Millbrook Medical Centre
    Southdene Pcrc, Bewley Drive, Liverpool · 1.3 mi
  • Wingate Medical Centre
    79 Bigdale Drive, Kirkby, Liverpool · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Melling Waddicar Lane · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kirby Express · 0.4 mi
  • Heron Heron Northwood Kirkby · 1.0 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Kirkby · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Tops Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • The Primary Resource Centre · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 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 6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.9%62.5%
Private rented8.5%20.3%
Social rented5.6%17.1%
Households518

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+18.7%18.6%
Residents1,290

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%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.

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Who lives around Rainbow Drive

Ethnic group

HereSefton
White92.8%95.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%0.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%

Religion

HereSefton
Christian75.3%64.4%
No religion19.9%28.6%
Not answered4.4%5%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%
Muslim0%0.8%

Country of birth

HereSefton
Born in the UK95.3%93.6%
Born outside the UK4.7%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereSefton
Level 4 qualifications and above27.2%29.9%
No qualifications19.4%19.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship6.6%5.9%
Other qualifications1.5%2.6%

General health

HereSefton
Very good health46.2%46.4%
Good health34.6%32.3%
Fair health13.3%14.3%
Bad health4.6%5.4%
Very bad health1.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSefton
1 car or van in household39.2%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household34.2%24.1%
No cars or vans in household17%26.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%6.8%

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.

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