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Merlewood Avenue, Southport

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merlewood Avenue, Southport · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southport-merseyside/merlewood-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR9 7NS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£305,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£193,786
20 sales
Price range
£135k – £305k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Jul 2026
PR9 7NS

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At a glance

House prices£194k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station30 min walkMeols Cop station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold60% freeholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on Merlewood Avenue, Southport have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £305,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £193,786. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Merlewood Avenue range from £135,000 to £305,000. 60% of homes sold here were freehold and 40% leasehold.

House prices on Merlewood Avenue compared

PR9 postcode area£225,245
Southport£249,388
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Merlewood Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PR9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £152,500 (3 sales)2016£153k2019: £185,000 (2 sales)2019£185k2020: £181,500 (2 sales)2020£182k2021: £181,738 (4 sales)2021£182k2023: £194,065 (4 sales)2023£194k2024: £202,000 (1 sales)2024£202k2025: £225,000 (3 sales)2025£225k2026: £305,000 (1 sales)2026£305k

Tenure: 60% freehold and 40% leasehold across 20 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£193,78617 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Merlewood Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 17 Jul 2026£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 28 Aug 2025£220,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 4 Jul 2025£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 29 Jan 2025£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 12 Jul 2024£202,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 27 Oct 2023£230,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
18, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 4 Sep 2023£187,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
22, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 14 Jun 2023£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 1 Feb 2023£194,260 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 15 Oct 2021£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 26 May 2021£190,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
74, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 6 Apr 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 18 Jan 2021£189,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 6 Mar 2020£168,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 28 Feb 2020£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 28 Feb 2019£187,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 21 Jan 2019£183,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
17, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 11 Nov 2016£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
80, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 29 Jun 2016£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Merlewood Avenue PR9 7NS 12 May 2016£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold

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
30, Merlewood Avenue £135,000 (May 2016) → £220,000 (Aug 2025) +63%
over 9 yrs
24, Merlewood Avenue £167,000 (Oct 2021) → £215,000 (Jul 2025) +29%
over 4 yrs
38, Merlewood Avenue £195,000 (Feb 2020) → £240,000 (Jan 2025) +23%
over 5 yrs
40, Merlewood Avenue £183,000 (Jan 2019) → £230,000 (Oct 2023) +26%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Merlewood Avenue

Crime

58 crimes were reported within about a mile of Merlewood Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences16
Public order12
Criminal damage & arson9
Shoplifting7
Drugs5
Other theft5

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

Flood risk

Merlewood Avenue is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Merseyside coastline at Southport, affecting Marine Drive Flood alert area
  • Coast from Southport to Formby Flood alert area
  • Crossens area in west Lancashire Flood alert area
  • Merseyside coastline at Southport, between A565 and Marine Drive Flood alert area
  • Lancashire coastline at Banks, between Banks Marsh and Churchtown Moss 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 Merlewood Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Larkfield Primary School 256 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Crossens Nursery School 73 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 0.3 mi
Peterhouse School 70 pupils Non-maintained special school 5–19 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Presfield High School and Specialist College 132 pupils Community special school 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Churchtown Primary School 660 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 319 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's Church of England Primary School 158 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Marshside Primary School 204 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 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

  • Meols Cop station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Southport station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
  • Birkdale station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blundell Lane (adj, Bankfield Lane) 1 min walk
  • Merlewood Avenue (adj, Bankfield Lane) 1 min walk
  • Balmoral Close (adj, Balmoral Drive) 2 min walk
  • Balmoral Close (opp, Balmoral Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Churchtown Medical Centre
    137 Cambridge Road, Churchtown, Southport · 0.4 mi
  • The Marshside Surgery
    117 Fylde Road, Marshside, Southport · 0.6 mi
  • The Corner Surgery (Dr Mulla)
    117 Fylde Road, Marshside, Southport · 0.6 mi
  • Norwood Surgery
    11 Norwood Avenue, Southport · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Churchtown Esso Express · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Cambridge Road · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cambridge Road - Churchtown · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Fylde Rd · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cambridge Road Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Fylde Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Cambridge Road (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Roe Lane Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • Norwood Dental Practice · 1.4 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.8%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented5.9%17.1%
Households577

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+23.4%18.6%
Residents1,376

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 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Sefton 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 Merlewood Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSefton
White98.2%95.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%1.5%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.5%

Religion

HereSefton
Christian61.3%64.4%
No religion32.2%28.6%
Not answered5.5%5%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Muslim0.1%0.8%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereSefton
Born in the UK95.5%93.6%
Born outside the UK4.5%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereSefton
Level 4 qualifications and above30.7%29.9%
Level 3 qualifications20.4%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications17.7%14.1%
No qualifications12.7%19.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%10.3%
Apprenticeship7.1%5.9%
Other qualifications2.2%2.6%

General health

HereSefton
Very good health48.6%46.4%
Good health34.6%32.3%
Fair health11.6%14.3%
Bad health4.2%5.4%
Very bad health1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSefton
1 car or van in household42.3%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household35.7%24.1%
No cars or vans in household11.6%26.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%6.8%

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 Sefton.

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