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On Grove Road, in Tranmere
What it's like at CH42 3XT: every home that has sold on Grove Road 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Grove Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 46 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 51, Grove RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £105,000 | 127 m² | £827/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53, Grove RoadTerraced | May 2022 | £180,000 | 144 m² | £1,250/m² | 2 |
| 55, Grove RoadTerraced | Oct 1995 | £27,000 | 128 m² | £211/m² | 1 |
| 57, Grove RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2003 | £66,950 | 144 m² | £465/m² | 1 |
| 59, Grove RoadTerraced | May 2024 | £154,000 | 136 m² | £1,132/m² | 2 |
| 61, Grove RoadTerraced | Sept 2003 | £51,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 63, Grove RoadTerraced | Nov 1997 | £27,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 67, Grove RoadTerraced | Aug 2000 | £27,500 | 125 m² | £220/m² | 1 |
| 69, Grove RoadTerraced | Jan 2026 | £154,000 | 106 m² | £1,453/m² | 1 |
| 73, Grove RoadTerraced | Aug 1996 | £15,000 | 29 m² | £517/m² | 1 |
| 75, Grove RoadTerraced | Jun 2023 | £150,000 | 147 m² | £1,020/m² | 2 |
| 77, Grove RoadTerraced · company-owned | Aug 2007 | £162,045 | 52 m² | £3,116/m² | 3 |
| 77a, Grove RoadFlat | Aug 2008 | £81,022 | 93 m² | £871/m² | 1 |
| 77b, Grove RoadFlat | Aug 2007 | £81,022 | – | – | 1 |
| 81, Grove RoadTerraced | Oct 2005 | £80,000 | 67 m² | £1,194/m² | 1 |
| 83a, Grove RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2025 | £122,000 | 113 m² | £1,080/m² | 1 |
| 85, Grove RoadTerraced | Sept 2005 | £63,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rock Ferry, a few minutes' walk (150 m), with 686k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Rockville Street, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 42, 410, 41, 627); 53 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Rock Ferry Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 28% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Town Lane Infant School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.8% 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 Lidl, 300 m away, with TLP Convenience closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Gladstone Med Ctr (400 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Hairways is 100 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 Slipper Baths Cafe, Byrne Avenue Baths is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Bedford 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 Victoria Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Byrne Avenue Baths (closed) (250 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.
50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 307, Old Chester Road | II | 180 m |
| Church of St Anne and Presbytery | II | 180 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%.
20 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 3XT →
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, 4.5 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.
On this street: 0 of 37 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 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% | 1.0% |
| 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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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 46 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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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.