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On Rock Lane East, in Tranmere
What it's like at CH42 1PF: every home that has sold on Rock Lane East since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rock Lane East; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 33 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 77, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Aug 1996 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £170,000 | 200 m² | £850/m² | 2 |
| 81, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Oct 2010 | £143,000 | 190 m² | £753/m² | 3 |
| 83, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Feb 1999 | £28,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 85, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2005 | £117,000 | 77 m² | £1,519/m² | 1 |
| 87, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Aug 2011 | £118,500 | 150 m² | £790/m² | 4 |
| 89, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Apr 2002 | £27,000 | 91 m² | £297/m² | 1 |
| 91, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £195,000 | 116 m² | £1,681/m² | 3 |
| 93, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £90,000 | 193 m² | £466/m² | 1 |
| 95, Rock Lane EastSemi-detached · company-owned | Jun 2025 | £137,000 | 194 m² | £706/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rock Ferry, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 686k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is The Hawthornes, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 41, 1, 42, X1); 35 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Anne's Catholic Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Town Lane Infant School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is St John Plessington Catholic College, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 37.2 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.3 km) and Liverpool College (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Girls (2.7 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (2.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 500 m away, with Everfresh closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Riverside Surgery (300 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Sun-n-Comfort is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 5.1 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
The Drop In is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Derby Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 110 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 36 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 151 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is New Ferry Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Byrne Avenue Baths (closed) (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 8.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
34 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7, Rock Lane East with Gatepiers and Wall to Front Garden | II | 110 m |
| Church of St Peter | II | 120 m |
| 38 39, Rock Park | II | 130 m |
| 5, Rock Lane East | II | 140 m |
| 40 41, Rock Park | II | 140 m |
| 36 37, Rock Park | II | 150 m |
| 3, Rock Lane East | II | 160 m |
| 42 43, Rock Park | II | 170 m |
| 34 35, Rock Park | II | 180 m |
| the Roft | II | 180 m |
| Gate Piers to Rock Park West of Rock Ferry Bypass at National Grid Reference Sj 3346 8658 | II | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Birkenhead constituency: Alison McGovern MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,798 (32.0%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 52%, Green Party 20%, Reform UK 14%, Conservative 8%.
16 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CH42 1PF →
Most households own their home, 35% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.4 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 33 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 52 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 47 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 2 of 25 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.8% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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