Downing Close, Prenton

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH43 5XQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£92,483
30 sales
Price range
£60k – £130k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
CH43 5XQ

At a glance

House prices£92k 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 Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

30 property sales on Downing Close, Prenton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £92,586. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Downing Close compared

CH43 postcode area£267,025
Prenton£267,171
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Downing Close 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: £82,500 (1 sales)2016£83k2017: £71,667 (3 sales)2017£72k2018: £79,333 (6 sales)2018£79k2019: £90,833 (3 sales)2019£91k2020: £75,250 (2 sales)2020£75k2021: £89,875 (4 sales)2021£90k2022: £112,667 (3 sales)2022£113k2023: £118,000 (1 sales)2023£118k2024: £112,500 (3 sales)2024£113k2025: £106,250 (4 sales)2025£106k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat29£92,58610 Oct 2025
Semi-detached1£89,50029 Oct 2021

Sold prices on Downing Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
62, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 16 Apr 2026£78,200 FlatLeasehold
30, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 10 Oct 2025£110,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 26 Mar 2025£85,000 FlatLeasehold
12A, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 20 Mar 2025£100,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 7 Feb 2025£130,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 6 Dec 2024£117,500 FlatLeasehold
45, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 23 May 2024£110,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 17 May 2024£110,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 18 Jul 2023£92,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 5 May 2023£118,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 27 Oct 2022£123,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 23 Sep 2022£88,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 4 Mar 2022£80,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 21 Jan 2022£127,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 5 Nov 2021£85,000 FlatLeasehold
72, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 29 Oct 2021£89,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
10, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 30 Jul 2021£90,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 25 Jun 2021£95,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 2 Sep 2020£78,500 FlatLeasehold
6, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 14 Jul 2020£87,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 5 Jun 2020£72,000 FlatLeasehold
70, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 3 Dec 2019£92,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 27 Aug 2019£92,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 15 Mar 2019£88,500 FlatLeasehold
41, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 13 Dec 2018£79,500 FlatLeasehold
8, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 13 Sep 2018£80,000 FlatLeasehold
12A, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 20 Aug 2018£87,500 FlatLeasehold
60, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 11 Jun 2018£105,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 4 Jun 2018£60,000 FlatLeasehold
59, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 11 May 2018£64,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 24 Nov 2017£62,000 FlatLeasehold
70, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 13 Oct 2017£91,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 29 Sep 2017£62,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Downing Close CH43 5XQ 25 May 2016£82,500 FlatLeasehold

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
12A, Downing Close £87,500 (Aug 2018) → £100,000 (Mar 2025) +14%
over 7 yrs
10, Downing Close £90,000 (Jul 2021) → £110,000 (May 2024) +22%
over 3 yrs
68, Downing Close £60,000 (Jun 2018) → £92,000 (Jul 2023) +53%
over 5 yrs
60, Downing Close £105,000 (Jun 2018) → £127,000 (Jan 2022) +21%
over 4 yrs
41, Downing Close £62,000 (Nov 2017) → £79,500 (Dec 2018) → £85,000 (Nov 2021) +37%
over 4 yrs
70, Downing Close £91,000 (Oct 2017) → £92,000 (Dec 2019) +1%
over 2 yrs
52, Downing Close £82,500 (May 2016) → £92,000 (Aug 2019) +12%
over 3 yrs
8, Downing Close £62,000 (Sep 2017) → £80,000 (Sep 2018) +29%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Downing Close

Crime

331 crimes were reported within about a mile of Downing Close 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 offences129
Anti-social behaviour40
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order31
Shoplifting26
Vehicle crime19

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

Flood risk

Downing Close is in or near 4 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
  • Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes 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 Downing Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 237 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Devonshire Park Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Woodchurch Road Academy 171 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Horizons Independent School 24 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School 207 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Mersey Park Primary School 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 203 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Bedford Drive Primary School 406 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Green Lane station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Birkenhead Central station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Rock Ferry station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Moss Lane (opp, Woodchurch Road) 1 min walk
  • Gorsefield Road (adj, Woodchurch Road) 1 min walk
  • Highpark Road (adj, Singleton Avenue) 2 min walk
  • Gorsefield Road (opp, Woodchurch Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Catherine's Surgery
    St. Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Birkenhead · 0.6 mi
  • Devaney Med Ctr
    40 Balls Road, Oxton, Prenton · 0.7 mi
  • Holmlands Med Ctr
    16-20 Holmlands Dr, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Prenton · 0.9 mi
  • Whetstone Lane Med Ctr
    44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.1%62.5%
Private rented16.8%20.3%
Social rented12.1%17.1%
Households816

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+29.5%18.6%
Residents1,537

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.

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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