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Alton Road, Prenton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Alton Road, Prenton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/prenton/alton-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH43 1XN, CH43 6UB, CH43 1UY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£367,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£229,752
25 sales
Price range
£50k – £589k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
CH43 1UZ

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At a glance

House prices£230k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkBirkenhead Park station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% leaseholdAcross 27 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

25 property sales on Alton Road, Prenton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £367,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £93,373. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% flat, 28% semi-detached, 20% detached. Recorded sale prices on Alton Road range from £50,000 to £589,000. 48% of homes sold here were freehold and 52% leasehold.

House prices on Alton Road compared

CH43 postcode area£267,282
Prenton£267,413
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Alton Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH43 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £218,475 (4 sales)2016£218k2017: £186,667 (3 sales)2017£187k2018: £470,000 (2 sales)2018£470k2019: £99,950 (1 sales)2019£100k2020: £360,000 (1 sales)2020£360k2021: £166,875 (4 sales)2021£167k2022: £187,667 (3 sales)2022£188k2023: £74,975 (2 sales)2023£75k2024: £290,500 (4 sales)2024£291k2026: £367,500 (1 sales)2026£368k

Tenure: 48% freehold and 52% leasehold across 27 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£93,37318 Oct 2024
Semi-detached7£393,5648 Nov 2024
Detached5£355,00024 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Alton Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
53, Alton Road CH43 1UZ 24 Jul 2026£367,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Alton Road CH43 6UB 8 Nov 2024£589,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, 43 - 45, Alton Road CH43 1UY 18 Oct 2024£155,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Alton Road CH43 1XA 21 Jun 2024£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 28 Mar 2024£118,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 22 Sep 2023£99,950 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 43 - 45, Alton Road CH43 1UY 19 May 2023£50,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 43 - 45, Alton Road CH43 1UY 28 Oct 2022£115,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Alton Road CH43 1XA 14 Mar 2022£332,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, 43 - 45, Alton Road CH43 1UY 18 Feb 2022£116,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 43 - 45, Alton Road CH43 1UY 17 Sep 2021£58,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Alton Road CH43 6UB 10 Aug 2021£267,500 DetachedFreehold
9, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 10 Mar 2021£82,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Alton Road CH43 6UB 16 Feb 2021£260,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Alton Road CH43 6UB 1 Sep 2020£360,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 15 Mar 2019£99,950 FlatLeasehold
15, Alton Road CH43 6UB 10 Aug 2018£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26A, Alton Road CH43 1XA 13 Apr 2018£520,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 14 Feb 2018£54,150 FlatLeasehold
9, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 9 Jan 2018£6,000 OtherFreehold
5, Alton Road CH43 6UB 21 Jul 2017£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 7, 43 - 45, Alton Road CH43 1UY 20 Jun 2017£75,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 28 Feb 2017£90,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 2 Sep 2016£90,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Alton Road CH43 6UB 15 Aug 2016£389,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Alton Court, Alton Road CH43 1XN 22 Jul 2016£64,950 FlatLeasehold
15, Alton Road CH43 6UB 22 Jan 2016£329,000 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
5, Alton Road £395,000 (Jul 2017) → £589,000 (Nov 2024) +49%
over 7 yrs
1, Alton Court, Alton Road £90,000 (Sep 2016) → £118,000 (Mar 2024) +31%
over 8 yrs
Flat 6, 43 - 45, Alton Road £58,000 (Sep 2021) → £50,000 (May 2023) -14%
over 2 yrs
Flat 7, 43 - 45, Alton Road £75,000 (Jun 2017) → £115,000 (Oct 2022) +53%
over 5 yrs
9, Alton Court, Alton Road £90,000 (Feb 2017) → £6,000 (Jan 2018) → £82,000 (Mar 2021) -9%
over 4 yrs
2, Alton Court, Alton Road £54,150 (Feb 2018) → £99,950 (Mar 2019) +85%
over 1 yr
15, Alton Road £329,000 (Jan 2016) → £420,000 (Aug 2018) +28%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Alton Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Birkenhead High School Academy 1,226 pupils All-through 3–19 Good Report 0.1 mi
Birkenhead School 892 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.2 mi
St Anselm's College 1,002 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Birkenhead Park School 731 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Townfield Primary School 487 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Birkenhead Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Wirral Hospitals' School 2 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 11–17 Report 0.7 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

  • Birkenhead Park station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Birkenhead Central station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Conway Park station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beresford Road (adj, Shrewsbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Beresford Road (adj, Shrewsbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Kingsmead Road (opp, Shrewsbury Road) 3 min walk
  • Arnside Road (adj, Shrewsbury Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Devaney Med Ctr
    40 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton · 0.5 mi
  • Paxton Medical Group
    Claughton Medical Centre, 161 Park Road North, Birkenhead · 0.7 mi
  • Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
    44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead · 0.8 mi
  • Cavendish Medical Centre
    Birkenhead Medical Building, 31 Laird Street, Birkenhead · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Birkenhead Express · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Birkenhead Birkenhead · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Claughton Express · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Noctorum Townfield Close · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacies Balls Road · 0.5 mi
  • Claughton Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Townfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Claughton Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Park Road North 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.0%62.5%
Private rented25.5%20.3%
Social rented16.5%17.1%
Households819

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.6%64.1%
Aged 65+24.8%18.6%
Residents1,609

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 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Wirral 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 Alton Road

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White94.3%95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.1%0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.4%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian57.5%55%
No religion35.2%37.3%
Not answered5.3%5.3%
Muslim1.1%1%
Hindu0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWirral
Born in the UK91.9%94.6%
Born outside the UK8.1%5.4%

Highest qualification

HereWirral
Level 4 qualifications and above37.8%31.5%
No qualifications16.2%17.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.6%17.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%9.6%
Apprenticeship5.3%6%
Other qualifications3%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health46.6%46.5%
Good health31.2%32.1%
Fair health13.1%14.2%
Bad health7%5.6%
Very bad health2.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
1 car or van in household46.8%42.4%
No cars or vans in household26%25.1%
2 cars or vans in household21.3%25.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%7.4%

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 Wirral.

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