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Howbeck Drive, Prenton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Howbeck Drive, Prenton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/prenton/howbeck-drive/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£238,439
9 sales
Price range
£165k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 May 2024
CH43 6UY

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At a glance

House prices£238k 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 leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 9 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

9 property sales on Howbeck Drive, Prenton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 May 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £222,992. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 22% semi-detached, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Howbeck Drive range from £165,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Howbeck Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Howbeck Drive 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: £233,975 (2 sales)2016£234k2017: £230,000 (1 sales)2017£230k2018: £165,000 (1 sales)2018£165k2019: £238,000 (1 sales)2019£238k2020: £240,000 (1 sales)2020£240k2021: £225,000 (1 sales)2021£225k2022: £290,000 (1 sales)2022£290k2024: £290,000 (1 sales)2024£290k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 9 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced6£222,99231 May 2024
Semi-detached2£285,00027 Jul 2022
Detached1£238,00025 Oct 2019

Sold prices on Howbeck Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 31 May 2024£290,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 27 Jul 2022£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 17 Sep 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 10 Jan 2020£240,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 25 Oct 2019£238,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 22 May 2018£165,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 5 Dec 2017£230,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 15 Apr 2016£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Howbeck Drive CH43 6UY 4 Jan 2016£187,950 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
11, Howbeck Drive £165,000 (May 2018) → £240,000 (Jan 2020) → £290,000 (May 2024) +76%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Howbeck Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Birkenhead High School Academy 1,226 pupils All-through 3–19 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Anselm's College 1,002 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Birkenhead School 892 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.3 mi
Birkenhead Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.4 mi
Wirral Hospitals' School 2 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 11–17 Report 0.5 mi
Bidston Avenue Primary School 446 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Birkenhead Park School 731 pupils Secondary 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Townfield Primary School 487 pupils Primary 2–11 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 North station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Upton station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shrewsbury Close (opp, Shrewsbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Shrewsbury Close (adj, Shrewsbury Road) 1 min walk
  • Kingsmead Road (adj, Shrewsbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Shrewsbury Road (adj, Kingsmead Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

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

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Claughton Express · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Laird Street Claughton Birkenhead · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Noctorum Townfield Close · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Birkenhead Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Park Road North Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Claughton Dental Centre · 0.7 mi
  • 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 Howbeck Drive

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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