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Ovington Drive, Southport

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ovington Drive, Southport · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/southport-merseyside/ovington-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR8 6JW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£240,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£170,518
20 sales
Price range
£123k – £320k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Apr 2026
PR8 6JW

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At a glance

House prices£240k average4% below the Southport average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station22 min walkMeols Cop station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 25 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 Ovington Drive, Southport have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £240,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £160,846. Average sale prices rose from £138,833 in 2016 to £240,000 in 2026 (+73%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 4% below the Southport average of £249,388 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% semi-detached, 15% terraced, 15% detached. Recorded sale prices on Ovington Drive range from £122,500 to £320,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold. Of 232 streets in Southport with at least two sales in the last year, Ovington Drive ranks 97th for average price.

House prices on Ovington Drive compared

Ovington Drive£240,000
PR8 postcode area£268,786
Southport£249,388
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PR8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £138,833 (3 sales)2016£139k2017: £150,000 (3 sales)2017£150k2018: £132,250 (2 sales)2018£132k2020: £150,000 (1 sales)2020£150k2021: £215,000 (1 sales)2021£215k2022: £181,333 (3 sales)2022£181k2023: £153,675 (2 sales)2023£154k2024: £171,500 (2 sales)2024£172k2026: £240,000 (3 sales)2026£240k

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£160,84627 Apr 2026
Terraced3£140,83328 Mar 2022
Detached3£245,3332 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Ovington Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 27 Apr 2026£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 2 Apr 2026£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 2 Apr 2026£320,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 20 Nov 2025£205,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 10 Jun 2024£168,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 9 Feb 2024£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 4 Sep 2023£182,350 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 2 Jun 2023£65,000 OtherLeasehold
26, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 17 Mar 2023£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 14 Dec 2022£183,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 28 Mar 2022£160,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 25 Feb 2022£201,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 7 Jan 2022£171,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 8 Dec 2021£215,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 24 Jul 2020£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 13 Nov 2018£122,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 1 Oct 2018£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 15 May 2018£29,800 OtherLeasehold
55, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 26 Oct 2017£39,000 OtherLeasehold
20, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 12 May 2017£136,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 24 Feb 2017£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 17 Feb 2017£164,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 16 Dec 2016£136,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 24 Oct 2016£140,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Ovington Drive PR8 6JW 16 Sep 2016£140,000 Semi-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
17, Ovington Drive £136,500 (Dec 2016) → £205,000 (Apr 2026) +50%
over 9 yrs
8, Ovington Drive £205,000 (Nov 2025) → £320,000 (Apr 2026) +56%
over under a year
45, Ovington Drive £29,800 (May 2018) → £65,000 (Jun 2023) +118%
over 5 yrs
24, Ovington Drive £140,000 (Oct 2016) → £122,500 (Nov 2018) → £160,000 (Mar 2022) +14%
over 5 yrs
62, Ovington Drive £140,000 (Sep 2016) → £171,000 (Jan 2022) +22%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ovington Drive

Crime

114 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ovington Drive 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 offences54
Vehicle crime13
Anti-social behaviour11
Criminal damage & arson9
Other theft9
Burglary5

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

Schools near Ovington Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kew Woods Primary School 426 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.0 mi
Meols Cop High School 916 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Educ8 Southport 12 pupils Other independent special school 13–16 Report 0.8 mi
St Philip's Church of England Primary School 207 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 822 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 1.1 mi
Linaker Primary School 359 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.1 mi
Birkdale Primary School 430 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Norwood Primary School 621 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.3 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 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Southport station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Birkdale station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ingleton Road (adj, Ovington Drive) 1 min walk
  • Ingleton Road (opp, Ovington Drive) 1 min walk
  • Southport Hospital (Stop A, Town Lane Kew) 3 min walk
  • Heanor Drive (adj, Folkestone Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kew Surgery
    85 Town Lane, Southport · 0.3 mi
  • Christiana Hartley Medical Practice
    5 Curzon Road, Southport · 0.7 mi
  • Cumberland House Surgery
    58 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport · 0.8 mi
  • St Marks Medical Centre (Tcg Medical)
    42 Derby Road, Southport · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Town Lane · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Southport Extra · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Meols Cop Southport · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Southport Meols Cop · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Pharmacy First · 0.8 mi
  • Bispham Road Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Kew Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Ten Dental · 1.1 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.7%62.5%
Private rented21.1%20.3%
Social rented9.3%17.1%
Households712

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.1%64.1%
Aged 65+23.7%18.6%
Residents1,591

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Ovington Drive

Ethnic group

HereSefton
White91.8%95.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.5%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.7%

Religion

HereSefton
Christian54.9%64.4%
No religion36.1%28.6%
Not answered5.4%5%
Hindu1.5%0.4%
Muslim1.3%0.8%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Jewish0.3%0.1%
Buddhist0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSefton
Born in the UK90.3%93.6%
Born outside the UK9.7%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereSefton
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%29.9%
No qualifications19.6%19.7%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%10.3%
Apprenticeship5.8%5.9%
Other qualifications3.4%2.6%

General health

HereSefton
Very good health46.3%46.4%
Good health33.2%32.3%
Fair health14.1%14.3%
Bad health5.2%5.4%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSefton
1 car or van in household47.5%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household25.2%24.1%
No cars or vans in household21.3%26.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%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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