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Hydro Avenue, Wirral

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hydro Avenue, Wirral · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wirral-merseyside/hydro-avenue-wirral/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CH48 3HP, CH48 3HR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£268,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£265,600
15 sales
Price range
£120k – £516k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Dec 2025
CH48 3HP

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At a glance

House prices£266k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkWest Kirby station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold61% leaseholdAcross 18 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

15 property sales on Hydro Avenue, Wirral have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £268,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £210,111. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% flat, 33% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Hydro Avenue range from £120,000 to £516,000. 39% of homes sold here were freehold and 61% leasehold.

House prices on Hydro Avenue compared

CH48 postcode area£454,471
Wirral£306,499
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hydro Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CH48 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £225,000 (1 sales)2016£225k2017: £289,000 (3 sales)2017£289k2018: £282,000 (3 sales)2018£282k2019: £214,333 (3 sales)2019£214k2020: £385,000 (1 sales)2020£385k2022: £200,000 (1 sales)2022£200k2025: £272,667 (3 sales)2025£273k

Tenure: 39% freehold and 61% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat9£210,11115 Dec 2025
Semi-detached5£317,60018 Jul 2025
Detached1£505,00021 Jul 2017

Sold prices on Hydro Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 20 Mar 2026£220,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 20 Mar 2026£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7A, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 15 Dec 2025£268,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 18 Jul 2025£270,000 FlatLeasehold
5A, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 18 Jul 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
19, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 13 Jul 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
19, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 13 Jul 2022£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HR 29 Jan 2020£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5A, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 20 Sep 2019£225,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7A, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 1 Mar 2019£240,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HR 11 Jan 2019£178,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HR 29 Nov 2018£516,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
First Floor Flat, 17, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 27 Apr 2018£210,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 29 Mar 2018£120,000 FlatFreehold
7, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 1 Dec 2017£180,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 21 Jul 2017£505,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 9 Jun 2017£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15A, Hydro Avenue CH48 3HP 29 Sep 2016£225,000 FlatLeasehold

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
19, Hydro Avenue £200,000 (Jul 2022) → £220,000 (Mar 2026) +10%
over 4 yrs
7A, Hydro Avenue £240,000 (Mar 2019) → £268,000 (Dec 2025) +12%
over 7 yrs
11, Hydro Avenue £120,000 (Mar 2018) → £270,000 (Jul 2025) +125%
over 7 yrs
5A, Hydro Avenue £225,000 (Sep 2019) → £280,000 (Jul 2025) +24%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Hydro Avenue

Crime

71 crimes were reported within about a mile of Hydro Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences21
Anti-social behaviour18
Public order12
Shoplifting8
Criminal damage & arson5
Drugs2

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

Flood risk

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

  • Irish Sea at West Kirby Flood alert area
  • Irish Sea from Hilbre Island to Heswall Flood alert area
  • Irish Sea from New Brighton to Hoylake 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 Hydro Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School 420 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Avalon School 104 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
West Kirby School and College 115 pupils Non-maintained special school 5–19 Report 0.7 mi
Calday Grange Grammar School 1,493 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
West Kirby Primary School 297 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
West Kirby Grammar School 1,181 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi
Black Horse Hill Infant School 102 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 1.0 mi
Black Horse Hill Junior School 169 pupils Primary 7–11 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • West Kirby station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Hoylake station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
  • Manor Road station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hydro Avenue (adj, Banks Road) 1 min walk
  • Hilbre Road (adj, Sandy Lane) 2 min walk
  • Mostyn Avenue (opp, Banks Road) 2 min walk
  • Sandy Lane (adj, Banks Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Marine Lake Medical Practice
    Marine Lake Health & Wellbeing Ctr, Orrysdale Road, Wirral · 0.6 mi
  • Greasby Group Practice
    Greasby Health Centre, Greasby Road, Wirral · 2.5 mi
  • Hoylake & Meols Medical Ctr
    Warwick House, Station Approach, Wirral · 2.5 mi
  • Hoylake Rd Met Ctr
    314 Hoylake Road, Moreton, Wirral · 3.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons West Kirby · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi West Kirby · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op West Kirby · 1.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Hoylake Local · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Greencross Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Audrey's Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Banks House Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Lakeside Orthodontics · 0.5 mi
  • Heathfield Dental Practice · 0.6 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 7 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.8%62.5%
Private rented26.2%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households645

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.1%64.1%
Aged 65+26.7%18.6%
Residents1,324

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 Hydro Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWirral
White95.2%95.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.6%

Religion

HereWirral
Christian53.7%55%
No religion38.8%37.3%
Not answered5.6%5.3%
Hindu1.1%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.1%–
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWirral
Born in the UK92.4%94.6%
Born outside the UK7.6%5.4%

Highest qualification

HereWirral
Level 4 qualifications and above48.1%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications16%17.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.8%14.7%
No qualifications11.1%17.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%9.6%
Apprenticeship5.1%6%
Other qualifications1.4%2.4%

General health

HereWirral
Very good health49.5%46.5%
Good health34.7%32.1%
Fair health12.1%14.2%
Bad health2.8%5.6%
Very bad health0.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWirral
1 car or van in household48.2%42.4%
2 cars or vans in household26.7%25.2%
No cars or vans in household19.4%25.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%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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