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Balfour Road, Prenton

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CH43 4UD.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£167,333
18 sales
Price range
£70k – £235k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 May 2025
CH43 4UD

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At a glance

House prices£167k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkBirkenhead Park station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

18 property sales on Balfour Road, Prenton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 16 May 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £165,594. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Balfour Road range from £70,000 to £235,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Balfour Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Balfour 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: £92,000 (2 sales)2016£92k2017: £118,000 (2 sales)2017£118k2018: £95,000 (2 sales)2018£95k2019: £180,000 (1 sales)2019£180k2020: £163,167 (3 sales)2020£163k2021: £192,500 (2 sales)2021£193k2022: £223,250 (2 sales)2022£223k2023: £216,000 (1 sales)2023£216k2024: £227,500 (2 sales)2024£228k2025: £230,000 (1 sales)2025£230k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£165,59416 May 2025
Detached2£181,25015 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Balfour Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 16 May 2025£230,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 29 Nov 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 13 Sep 2024£225,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 22 Nov 2023£216,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 30 May 2022£228,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 28 Mar 2022£218,500 TerracedFreehold
33, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 15 Nov 2021£235,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 21 May 2021£150,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 24 Nov 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 6 Nov 2020£127,500 DetachedFreehold
29, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 14 Jan 2020£192,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 20 Feb 2019£180,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 15 Nov 2018£120,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 16 Feb 2018£70,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 20 Oct 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 3 May 2017£76,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 6 Sep 2016£90,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Balfour Road CH43 4UD 20 Jan 2016£94,000 TerracedFreehold

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
27, Balfour Road £94,000 (Jan 2016) → £160,000 (Oct 2017) → £230,000 (May 2025) +145%
over 9 yrs
32, Balfour Road £70,000 (Feb 2018) → £180,000 (Feb 2019) → £230,000 (Nov 2024) +229%
over 7 yrs
29, Balfour Road £90,000 (Sep 2016) → £192,000 (Jan 2020) → £218,500 (Mar 2022) → £225,000 (Sep 2024) +150%
over 8 yrs
33, Balfour Road £127,500 (Nov 2020) → £235,000 (Nov 2021) +84%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Balfour Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Birkenhead Park School 731 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 210 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Anselm's College 1,002 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Birkenhead High School Academy 1,226 pupils All-through 3–19 Good Report 0.5 mi
Progress Schools - Wirral 14 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Woodchurch Road Academy 171 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Woodlands Primary School 314 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 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 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Birkenhead Central station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Conway Park station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Williamson Museum (N-bound, Slatey Road) 2 min walk
  • Slatey Road (adj, Balls Road) 3 min walk
  • Lynnbank (adj, Balls Road) 3 min walk
  • Woodchurch Road (adj, Balls Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Devaney Med Ctr
    40 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton · 0.1 mi
  • Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
    44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead · 0.4 mi
  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.7 mi
  • Vittoria Med Ctr G
    Vittoria Street, Birkenhead · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Birkenhead Express · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Birkenhead Birkenhead · 0.2 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Salisbury Street Birkenhead · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Birkenhead Superstore · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacies Balls Road · 0.1 mi
  • Jamieson's Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • St Catherines Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Claughton Dental Centre · 0.7 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 1 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned33.9%62.5%
Private rented40.7%20.3%
Social rented25.3%17.1%
Households991

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.6%64.1%
Aged 65+24.6%18.6%
Residents1,693

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 Balfour Road

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White93.7%95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.6%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian50.1%55%
No religion38.8%37.3%
Not answered8%5.3%
Muslim1.8%1%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereWirral
Level 4 qualifications and above26.8%31.5%
No qualifications21.9%17.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%17.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%9.6%
Apprenticeship7.9%6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health33.9%46.5%
Good health32.4%32.1%
Fair health21.2%14.2%
Bad health9.6%5.6%
Very bad health3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
No cars or vans in household47.9%25.1%
1 car or van in household38.4%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household10.2%25.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%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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