Forest Road, Heswall, Wirral

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH60 5SW, CH60 5SN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£250,738
21 sales
Price range
£144k – £345k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Feb 2025
CH60 5SW

At a glance

House prices£251k 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 station14 min walkHeswall station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

21 property sales on Forest Road, Heswall, Wirral have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 19 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £250,738. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Forest Road compared

CH60 postcode area£481,821
Wirral£305,618
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Forest Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH60 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £178,625 (4 sales)2016£179k2017: £259,167 (3 sales)2017£259k2018: £201,000 (3 sales)2018£201k2019: £251,667 (3 sales)2019£252k2020: £320,500 (2 sales)2020£321k2021: £247,250 (2 sales)2021£247k2022: £315,000 (1 sales)2022£315k2023: £300,000 (1 sales)2023£300k2024: £320,000 (1 sales)2024£320k2025: £345,000 (1 sales)2025£345k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£250,73819 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Forest Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Forest Road CH60 5SW 19 Feb 2025£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Forest Road CH60 5SW 28 Nov 2024£281,000 OtherFreehold
6, Forest Road CH60 5SW 31 May 2024£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Forest Road CH60 5SN 30 Aug 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Forest Road CH60 5SW 20 Jun 2022£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Forest Road CH60 5SN 9 Aug 2021£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Forest Road CH60 5SW 25 Mar 2021£244,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Forest Road CH60 5SW 23 Sep 2020£311,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Forest Road CH60 5SN 25 Mar 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Road CH60 5SN 24 Oct 2019£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Forest Road CH60 5SW 23 Oct 2019£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Forest Road CH60 5SW 1 May 2019£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Forest Road CH60 5SW 14 Dec 2018£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Forest Road CH60 5SN 15 Oct 2018£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Forest Road CH60 5SW 22 Jan 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Forest Road CH60 5SN 6 Oct 2017£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Forest Road CH60 5SW 24 Feb 2017£274,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Forest Road CH60 5SN 15 Feb 2017£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Forest Road CH60 5SN 8 Dec 2016£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Forest Road CH60 5SN 11 Nov 2016£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Forest Road CH60 5SW 8 Aug 2016£180,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Forest Road CH60 5SW 19 Apr 2016£200,000 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
6, Forest Road £170,000 (Jan 2018) → £230,000 (May 2019) → £320,000 (May 2024) +88%
over 6 yrs
28, Forest Road £180,500 (Aug 2016) → £311,000 (Sep 2020) +72%
over 4 yrs
37, Forest Road £158,000 (Oct 2018) → £330,000 (Mar 2020) +109%
over 1 yr
5, Forest Road £144,000 (Nov 2016) → £240,000 (Oct 2019) +67%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Forest Road

Flood risk

Forest Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Irish Sea from Hilbre Island to Heswall Flood alert area
  • Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey Flood alert area
  • Irish Sea and Mersey estuary from the Head of the Wirral to Runcorn 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 Forest Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Heswall Primary School 257 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School 276 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Barnston Primary School 299 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Gayton Primary School 213 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Stanley School 183 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
Pensby Primary School 224 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Ladymount Catholic Primary School 241 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Pensby High School 915 pupils Secondary 11–18 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Heswall station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Neston station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
  • Upton station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Downham Road South (SW-bound, Downham Road South) 2 min walk
  • Downham Road South (NE-bound, Downham Road South) 2 min walk
  • Daryl Road (NW-bound, Daryl Road) 4 min walk
  • Beacon Lane (adj, Telegraph Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Myrtle Group Practice
    270 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral · 0.5 mi
  • West Wirral Group Practice
    The Warrens Medical Centre, Arrowe Park Road, Wirral · 2.0 mi
  • Neston Medical Centre
    14-18 Liverpool Road, Neston · 2.8 mi
  • The Villa Medical Centre
    1-2 Roman Road, Prenton · 2.9 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 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.

Income: decile 7 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.1%62.5%
Private rented21.2%20.3%
Social rented8.8%17.1%
Households718

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.2%64.1%
Aged 65+19.1%18.6%
Residents1,595

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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