Birch Road, Prenton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Road, Prenton · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/prenton/birch-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH43 5UA, CH43 5UE, CH43 5UF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£277,192

13 sales

Price range

£125k – £484k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

30 May 2025

CH43 5UA

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At a glance

House prices£277k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station22 min walkGreen Lane station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

13 property sales on Birch Road, Prenton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £334,188. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birch Road compared

CH43 postcode area£267,025

Prenton£267,171

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birch 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

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	8	£334,188	30 May 2025
Terraced	4	£172,500	28 Mar 2025
Detached	1	£240,000	29 Jun 2018

Sold prices on Birch Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
58, Birch Road CH43 5UA	30 May 2025	£242,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
84, Birch Road CH43 5UE	28 Mar 2025	£170,000	Terraced	Freehold
48, Birch Road CH43 5UA	22 Sep 2023	£450,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
58, Birch Road CH43 5UA	15 Jul 2022	£220,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
76, Birch Road CH43 5UE	15 Jun 2022	£208,000	Terraced	Freehold
54, Birch Road CH43 5UA	6 Aug 2021	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
84, Birch Road CH43 5UE	11 Jun 2021	£125,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Birch Road CH43 5UA	10 Feb 2021	£483,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
76, Birch Road CH43 5UE	2 Jul 2020	£187,000	Terraced	Freehold
58, Birch Road CH43 5UA	30 Aug 2019	£200,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
58, Birch Road CH43 5UA	27 Jul 2018	£177,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Birch Road CH43 5UF	29 Jun 2018	£240,000	Detached	Freehold
45, Birch Road CH43 5UF	20 Nov 2017	£430,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
14, Birch Road CH43 5UA	27 Jul 2017	£376,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
51, Birch Road CH43 5UF	8 Jan 2016	£285,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
58, Birch Road	£177,000 (Jul 2018) → £200,000 (Aug 2019) → £220,000 (Jul 2022) → £242,000 (May 2025)	+37% over 7 yrs
84, Birch Road	£125,000 (Jun 2021) → £170,000 (Mar 2025)	+36% over 4 yrs
76, Birch Road	£187,000 (Jul 2020) → £208,000 (Jun 2022)	+11% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birch Road

Crime

371 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birch Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	134
Shoplifting	54
Anti-social behaviour	40
Criminal damage & arson	33
Public order	29
Vehicle crime	19

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

Flood risk

Birch Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake Flood alert area
Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey Flood alert area
Irish Sea and Mersey estuary from the Head of the Wirral to Runcorn 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 Birch Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 237 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	0.2 mi
Woodchurch Road Academy 171 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Devonshire Park Primary School 413 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School 207 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Horizons Independent School 24 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	0.6 mi
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 203 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
Townfield Primary School 487 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
Birkenhead School 892 pupils	Other independent school	3–19	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

Green Lane station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Birkenhead Central station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
Rock Ferry station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Storeton Close (adj, Storeton Road) 3 min walk
Gorsefield Road (opp, Woodchurch Road) 3 min walk
Fairview Road (adj, Storeton Road) 4 min walk
Gorsefield Road (adj, Woodchurch Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Devaney Med Ctr
40 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton · 0.6 mi
St Catherine's Surgery
St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.7 mi
Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead · 0.8 mi
Holmlands Med Ctr
16-20 Holmlands Dr, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Prenton · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Farmfoods Farmfoods Prenton Birkenhead · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Birkenhead · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Tranmere Express · 0.4 mi
Iceland Iceland Prenton · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Woodchurch Road Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Allied Pharmacies Balls Road · 0.6 mi
St Catherines Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

Prenton Road West (dental Surgery) · 0.4 mi
Prenton Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
The Arno Dental Practice · 0.4 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.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	8 of 10
Health and disability	4 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	71.1%	62.5%
Private rented	16.8%	20.3%
Social rented	12.1%	17.1%
Households	816

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	10.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	29.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,537

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	93%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Birch Road

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Who lives around Birch Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Wirral
White	97.1%	95.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.6%	1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.5%	0.4%
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.3%	2.3%

Religion

	Here	Wirral
Christian	60.1%	55%
No religion	33.9%	37.3%
Not answered	4.5%	5.3%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.3%
Muslim	0.4%	1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	Wirral
Born in the UK	94.5%	94.6%
Born outside the UK	5.5%	5.4%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wirral
Level 4 qualifications and above	40.1%	31.5%
No qualifications	16.7%	17.9%
Level 3 qualifications	16.5%	17.9%
Level 2 qualifications	12.4%	14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	7.2%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	6%
Other qualifications	1.7%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Wirral
Very good health	46.5%	46.5%
Good health	32.2%	32.1%
Fair health	14.6%	14.2%
Bad health	5.1%	5.6%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wirral
1 car or van in household	45.6%	42.4%
No cars or vans in household	25.6%	25.1%
2 cars or vans in household	23.5%	25.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5.3%	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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