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On Bankville Road, in Birkenhead South
What it's like at CH42 6PL: every home that has sold on Bankville 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bankville Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 36 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Bankville RoadTerraced | Feb 2018 | £80,000 | 119 m² | £672/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Bankville RoadTerraced | Mar 2003 | £49,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 3, Bankville RoadTerraced | Dec 2017 | £60,000 | 85 m² | £706/m² | 3 |
| 5, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jan 1997 | £32,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jan 2008 | £105,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Bankville RoadTerraced | Mar 2017 | £84,000 | 88 m² | £955/m² | 2 |
| 8, Bankville RoadTerraced | Feb 2023 | £118,000 | 80 m² | £1,475/m² | 3 |
| 9, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jan 2023 | £110,000 | 107 m² | £1,028/m² | 2 |
| 10, Bankville RoadTerraced | Aug 1996 | £32,000 | 80 m² | £400/m² | 1 |
| 11, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jun 2012 | £75,000 | 90 m² | £833/m² | 1 |
| 12, Bankville RoadTerraced | Aug 2005 | £80,000 | 83 m² | £964/m² | 1 |
| 13, Bankville RoadTerraced | May 2004 | £80,000 | 76 m² | £1,053/m² | 2 |
| 14, Bankville RoadTerraced | Nov 2014 | £77,000 | 81 m² | £951/m² | 2 |
| 16, Bankville RoadTerraced | May 2020 | £97,500 | 80 m² | £1,219/m² | 2 |
| 17, Bankville RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £82,000 | 81 m² | £1,012/m² | 2 |
| 18, Bankville RoadTerraced | Mar 2016 | £85,000 | 81 m² | £1,049/m² | 2 |
| 19, Bankville RoadTerraced | Aug 2004 | £60,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Bankville RoadTerraced | May 2024 | £115,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 22, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jun 2025 | £120,000 | 97 m² | £1,237/m² | 3 |
| 23, Bankville RoadTerraced | Oct 2003 | £54,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Bankville RoadTerraced | Nov 2006 | £108,000 | 81 m² | £1,333/m² | 2 |
| 25, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jan 2020 | £93,000 | 87 m² | £1,069/m² | 2 |
| 26, Bankville RoadTerraced · company-owned | May 2022 | £80,000 | 80 m² | £1,000/m² | 2 |
| 27, Bankville RoadTerraced | Feb 2003 | £43,000 | 102 m² | £422/m² | 1 |
| 28, Bankville RoadTerraced | Mar 2004 | £67,500 | 82 m² | £823/m² | 2 |
| 29, Bankville RoadTerraced | Oct 2006 | £70,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 30, Bankville RoadTerraced | Oct 2017 | £81,000 | 80 m² | £1,013/m² | 3 |
| 31, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jun 2015 | £70,000 | 87 m² | £805/m² | 1 |
| 33, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jul 1998 | £21,900 | 81 m² | £270/m² | 1 |
| 34, Bankville RoadTerraced | Feb 2022 | £108,000 | 80 m² | £1,350/m² | 3 |
| 35, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jun 2023 | £90,500 | 84 m² | £1,077/m² | 2 |
| 36, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jan 2014 | £82,000 | 87 m² | £943/m² | 2 |
| 37, Bankville RoadTerraced | Nov 2003 | £51,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 38, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jun 2025 | £168,000 | 99 m² | £1,697/m² | 2 |
| 39, Bankville RoadTerraced | Jul 2000 | £30,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 41, Bankville RoadTerraced | Feb 1995 | £32,000 | 72 m² | £444/m² | 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, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 686k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Astonwood Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 627); 22 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Well Lane Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (1.8 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Girls (3.8 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Essentials, 400 m away, with Dhillons News closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Catherine'S Surgery (500 m), with Victoria Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Leona Ashley is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 4.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Champions corner cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Sportsmans Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 162 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 67% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Prenton Park Recreation Centre (700 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 6.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 50 km.
52 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Cross | 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%.
25 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 6PL →
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 22% socially.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.6 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 36 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 27 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.6% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 53 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 46 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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