Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/liverpool-merseyside/sefton-drive-thornton/

House prices, sold prices and local information for L23 4TJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£307,000

4 sales

Price range

£245k – £363k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

28 Sep 2023

L23 4TJ

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At a glance

House prices£307k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station35 min walkBlundellsands & Crosby station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Sefton Drive, Thornton, Liverpool have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Sep 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £307,000. Recorded sale prices on Sefton Drive range from £245,000 to £362,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Sefton Drive compared

L23 postcode area£312,129

Liverpool£240,542

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sefton Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£307,000	28 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Sefton Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
19, Sefton Drive L23 4TJ	28 Sep 2023	£362,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Sefton Drive L23 4TJ	29 Jun 2021	£340,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Sefton Drive L23 4TJ	13 Dec 2019	£280,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Sefton Drive L23 4TJ	18 Nov 2016	£245,000	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Sefton Drive

Crime

64 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sefton Drive 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 offences	27
Shoplifting	13
Burglary	7
Other theft	6
Public order	4
Anti-social behaviour	3

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

Flood risk

Sefton Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Alt, Formby to Huyton Flood alert area
Coast from Formby to Crosby 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 Sefton Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Holy Family Catholic High School 1,012 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	0.2 mi
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit 3 pupils	Pupil referral unit	4–11	Outstanding Report	0.6 mi
St William of York Catholic Primary School 234 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
Newfield School 129 pupils	Community special school	5–16	Report	0.7 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 101 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.7 mi
Chesterfield High School 1,692 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	0.8 mi
Forefield Junior School 362 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.9 mi
Crosby High School 173 pupils	Community special school	11–16	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

Blundellsands & Crosby station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Hall Road station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
Waterloo (Merseyside) station 2.1 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Green Lane (adj, Park View) 3 min walk
Long Lane (adj, Southport Road) 3 min walk
Ince Lane (adj, Southport Road) 4 min walk
Virgin's Lane (adj, Quarry Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

Great Crosby And Thornton
Thornton Family Hc, Bretlands Road, Liverpool · 0.6 mi
Liverpool Rd Medical Practice
133 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool · 1.4 mi
Ford Medical Practice
93 Gorsey Lane, Ford, Liverpool · 1.6 mi
Kingsway Surgery
30 Kingsway, Waterloo, Liverpool · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Crosby Liverpool · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Thornton Express · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Crosby · 1.1 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Crosby Liverpool · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Boots · 1.1 mi
Davey's Chemist · 1.5 mi

Dentists

Thornton Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
The Crescent Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
Crosby Village Dental Practice · 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 4 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	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	5 of 10
Health and disability	3 of 10
Crime	4 of 10
Access to housing and services	4 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	75.0%	62.5%
Private rented	6.5%	20.3%
Social rented	18.3%	17.1%
Households	657

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	17.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,621

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	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 Sefton Drive

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Who lives around Sefton Drive

Ethnic group

	Here	Sefton
White	96.1%	95.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.5%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.5%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.4%	0.5%

Religion

	Here	Sefton
Christian	69.6%	64.4%
No religion	24.9%	28.6%
Not answered	4.1%	5%
Muslim	0.7%	0.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.4%
Jewish	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Sefton
Born in the UK	97.4%	93.6%
Born outside the UK	2.6%	6.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sefton
Level 4 qualifications and above	33.4%	29.9%
Level 3 qualifications	18.4%	17.5%
No qualifications	17.8%	19.7%
Level 2 qualifications	13.7%	14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.7%	10.3%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	5.9%
Other qualifications	1.8%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sefton
Very good health	52.5%	46.4%
Good health	28.1%	32.3%
Fair health	13.5%	14.3%
Bad health	4.7%	5.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sefton
1 car or van in household	39.7%	42.7%
2 cars or vans in household	37.1%	24.1%
No cars or vans in household	11.8%	26.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	11.5%	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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