Roby Close, Rainhill, Prescot

House prices, sold prices and local information for L35 4QW.

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£187,643
7 sales
Price range
£140k – £229k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Apr 2025
L35 4QW

At a glance

House prices£188k 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 station3 min walkRainhill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

7 property sales on Roby Close, Rainhill, Prescot have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Apr 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £193,700. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Roby Close compared

L35 postcode area£231,659
Prescot£242,133
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Roby Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L35 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £150,000 (1 sales)2016£150k2020: £182,500 (2 sales)2020£183k2021: £140,000 (1 sales)2021£140k2022: £205,000 (1 sales)2022£205k2025: £226,750 (2 sales)2025£227k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached5£193,70028 Apr 2025
Semi-detached2£172,50019 Apr 2022

Sold prices on Roby Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Roby Close L35 4QW 28 Apr 2025£225,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Roby Close L35 4QW 31 Mar 2025£228,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Roby Close L35 4QW 19 Apr 2022£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Roby Close L35 4QW 4 Jun 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Roby Close L35 4QW 10 Aug 2020£190,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Roby Close L35 4QW 14 Feb 2020£175,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Roby Close L35 4QW 27 Apr 2016£150,000 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
3, Roby Close £190,000 (Aug 2020) → £228,500 (Mar 2025) +20%
over 5 yrs
7, Roby Close £150,000 (Apr 2016) → £175,000 (Feb 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Roby Close

Crime

105 crimes were reported within about a mile of Roby 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 offences35
Anti-social behaviour23
Criminal damage & arson17
Vehicle crime8
Public order7
Drugs5

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

Flood risk

Roby Close is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington Flood alert area
  • Lower River Mersey including Warrington, Runcorn and Lymm areas Flood alert area
  • River Ditton catchment including areas around Huyton-with-Roby and Widnes 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 Roby Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Ann's Church of England Primary School 404 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Rainhill Community Nursery 50 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.4 mi
Longton Lane Community Primary School 284 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Oakdene Primary Academy 206 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Tower College 279 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.9 mi
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 730 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School 195 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Rainhill High School 1,535 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 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

  • Rainhill station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • Eccleston Park station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Thatto Heath station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • St Ann Place (adj, Rainhill Road) 1 min walk
  • Rainhill Interchange (Stop A, Rainhill Road) 3 min walk
  • Rainhill Interchange (Stop C, Station Road) 3 min walk
  • Rainhill Interchange (Stop B, Rainhill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Rainhill Village Surgery
    529 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 0.2 mi
  • Longton Medical Centre
    451 Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot · 0.3 mi
  • The Bowery Medical Centre
    Elephant Lane, St. Helens · 1.2 mi
  • Cedar Cross Medical Centre
    Whiston Pcrc, Old Colliery Road, Prescot · 1.6 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
Owned77.4%62.5%
Private rented6.8%20.3%
Social rented15.8%17.1%
Households634

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.5%64.1%
Aged 65+33.9%18.6%
Residents1,370

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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