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Dorset Drive, Wirral

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dorset Drive, Wirral · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wirral-merseyside/dorset-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH61 8SX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£277,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£221,350
10 sales
Price range
£138k – £278k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Dec 2025
CH61 8SX

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At a glance

House prices£221k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station36 min walkHeswall station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 10 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

10 property sales on Dorset Drive, Wirral have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £277,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £216,063. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 80% semi-detached, 20% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Dorset Drive range from £138,000 to £277,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dorset Drive compared

CH61 postcode area£309,043
Wirral£306,499
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dorset Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH61 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £170,000 (1 sales)2016£170k2018: £228,000 (1 sales)2018£228k2019: £138,000 (1 sales)2019£138k2021: £227,000 (2 sales)2021£227k2022: £225,000 (1 sales)2022£225k2024: £245,000 (1 sales)2024£245k2025: £251,167 (3 sales)2025£251k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 10 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£216,06317 Dec 2025
Terraced2£242,50028 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Dorset Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 17 Dec 2025£277,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 10 Mar 2025£216,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 28 Feb 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 5 Nov 2024£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 29 Jul 2022£225,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 3 Dec 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 20 May 2021£234,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 6 Jun 2019£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 26 Jul 2018£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Dorset Drive CH61 8SX 19 Feb 2016£170,000 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
12, Dorset Drive £216,000 (Mar 2025) → £277,500 (Dec 2025) +28%
over under a year
16, Dorset Drive £170,000 (Feb 2016) → £220,000 (Dec 2021) +29%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Dorset Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Pensby High School 915 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Ladymount Catholic Primary School 241 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Stanley School 183 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Pensby Primary School 224 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Irby Primary School 249 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Thingwall Primary School 197 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School 216 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Heswall Primary School 257 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.2 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

  • Heswall station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Upton station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • West Kirby station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ridgewood Drive (NE-bound, Ridgewood Drive) 4 min walk
  • Ridgewood Drive (W-bound, Ridgewood Drive) 4 min walk
  • Old Wood Road (NW-bound, Old Wood Road) 5 min walk
  • Old Wood Road (SE-bound, Old Wood Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • West Wirral Group Practice
    The Warrens Medical Centre, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral · 1.1 mi
  • Myrtle Group Practice
    270 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral · 1.1 mi
  • Greasby Group Practice
    Greasby Health Centre, Greasby Road, Wirral · 2.2 mi
  • Heatherlands Med Ctr
    396 New Hey Road, Wirral · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Pensby Road · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Pensby Express · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Irby Thingwall Road · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Thingwall Pensby Road Local · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • M & A Weinronk · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • 338 Pensby Road [dental Practice] · 0.6 mi
  • The White House Dental Practice · 1.1 mi
  • Heswall 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned87.0%62.5%
Private rented10.1%20.3%
Social rented2.9%17.1%
Households625

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.7%64.1%
Aged 65+31.2%18.6%
Residents1,442

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 Dorset Drive

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White97.9%95.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%2.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian61.1%55%
No religion30.6%37.3%
Not answered7.1%5.3%
Muslim0.6%1%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWirral
Born in the UK95.6%94.6%
Born outside the UK4.4%5.4%

Highest qualification

HereWirral
Level 4 qualifications and above40.9%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%17.9%
No qualifications13.7%17.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.1%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%9.6%
Apprenticeship6%6%
Other qualifications3.5%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health49.7%46.5%
Good health30.8%32.1%
Fair health14.2%14.2%
Bad health3.9%5.6%
Very bad health1.4%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
1 car or van in household41%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household34.9%25.2%
No cars or vans in household12.4%25.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%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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