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CH42 1RD, Birkenhead

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Average sold price
£58,031
8 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£75,000
2 sales
Council tax (Band D)
£2,501
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%

Sold prices in CH42 1RD

AddressDatePriceType
16, Melville Avenue22 Dec 2025£55,000Flat
6, Melville Avenue18 Dec 2025£95,000Flat
14, Melville Avenue12 Mar 2025£75,000Flat
7, Melville Avenue8 Apr 2022£65,000Flat
2, Melville Avenue29 Oct 2021£40,000Flat
10, Melville Avenue14 May 2021£49,500Flat
9, Melville Avenue16 Jan 2017£42,250Flat
18, Melville Avenue19 Sep 2016£42,500Flat

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 13% freehold, 88% leasehold.

Streets in CH42 1RD

Schools near CH42 1RD

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary–0.2 mi
Rock Ferry Primary SchoolPrimary–0.4 mi
UtopiaOther independent special school–0.5 mi
Grove Street Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.5 mi
St John's Catholic Junior SchoolPrimaryGood0.6 mi
St John's Catholic Infant SchoolPrimaryGood0.6 mi

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Living in CH42 1RD

Nearest stations

  • Rock Ferry station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Bebington station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Green Lane station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily 0.2 mi
  • Iceland 0.5 mi
  • Tesco 0.6 mi
  • Heron 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy 0.3 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 0.4 mi
  • Dale Pharmacy Ltd 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Rock Ferry Dental Practice 0.3 mi
  • Woodlands Dental Surgery 0.5 mi
  • Glencairn Dental Practice 1.0 mi

GP surgeries

  • Riverside Surgery 0.3 mi
  • Sunlight Group Practice 0.4 mi
  • Gladstone Med Ctr 0.7 mi

Mobile signal

4G indoors from all four networks: 93% of homes in Wirral (England & Wales 89%).

Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.

Deprivation

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Decile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Who lives in CH42 1RD

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White94.6%95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.4%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.4%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian48.5%55%
No religion43.7%37.3%
Not answered4.7%5.3%
Muslim2.2%1%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWirral
Born in the UK91.3%94.6%
Born outside the UK8.7%5.4%

Highest qualification

HereWirral
No qualifications27.6%17.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above20%31.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%14.7%
Level 3 qualifications14.6%17.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%9.6%
Apprenticeship6.4%6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health35.7%46.5%
Good health31.6%32.1%
Fair health18.4%14.2%
Bad health10.3%5.6%
Very bad health4%1.7%

Occupation

HereWirral
Caring, leisure and other service occupations17.1%11.2%
Elementary occupations15.2%9.3%
Professional occupations12.2%20%
Skilled trades occupations12.2%9.7%
Process, plant and machine operatives10.8%6.9%
Sales and customer service occupations9.8%8.3%
Associate professional and technical occupations8.9%13%
Administrative and secretarial occupations7.2%10.4%
Managers, directors and senior officials6.6%11.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
No cars or vans in household44.4%25.1%
1 car or van in household39.1%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household13.4%25.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%7.4%

Economic activity

HereWirral
Economically inactive52.6%43.9%
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.8%54.5%
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%1.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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