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On Whitford Road, in Birkenhead South
What it's like at CH42 7JA: every home that has sold on Whitford 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Whitford Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 76 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 4, Whitford RoadTerraced · company-owned | Nov 2021 | £86,500 | 85 m² | £1,018/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jan 2023 | £120,000 | 91 m² | £1,319/m² | 2 |
| 8, Whitford RoadTerraced | Aug 2003 | £38,000 | 108 m² | £352/m² | 2 |
| 12, Whitford RoadTerraced | Mar 2012 | £45,000 | 104 m² | £433/m² | 2 |
| 14, Whitford RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £100,000 | 112 m² | £893/m² | 2 |
| 16, Whitford RoadTerraced | Sept 2010 | £99,000 | 95 m² | £1,042/m² | 1 |
| 18, Whitford RoadTerraced | May 2002 | £28,000 | 85 m² | £329/m² | 2 |
| 26, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jul 2023 | £115,000 | 91 m² | £1,264/m² | 3 |
| 30, Whitford RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £113,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 32, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jun 2006 | £79,500 | 105 m² | £757/m² | 1 |
| 34, Whitford RoadTerraced | Nov 2011 | £62,000 | 95 m² | £653/m² | 3 |
| 36, Whitford RoadTerraced | May 2002 | £34,000 | 97 m² | £351/m² | 1 |
| 38, Whitford RoadTerraced | Mar 2023 | £149,000 | 97 m² | £1,536/m² | 4 |
| 40, Whitford RoadTerraced | May 1997 | £12,500 | 92 m² | £136/m² | 2 |
| 42, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jan 2025 | £147,500 | 90 m² | £1,639/m² | 4 |
| 44, Whitford RoadTerraced | Mar 2005 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 46, Whitford RoadTerraced | Sept 2024 | £138,500 | 97 m² | £1,428/m² | 5 |
| 48, Whitford RoadTerraced | Feb 2022 | £145,000 | 98 m² | £1,480/m² | 3 |
| 50, Whitford RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £128,000 | 69 m² | £1,855/m² | 3 |
| 52, Whitford RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2013 | £114,995 | 75 m² | £1,533/m² | 1 |
| 54, Whitford RoadDetached | Dec 2012 | £124,995 | 86 m² | £1,453/m² | 1 |
| 58, Whitford RoadDetached | Jun 2013 | £124,995 | 86 m² | £1,453/m² | 3 |
| 60, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jun 1996 | £27,500 | 86 m² | £320/m² | 1 |
| 62, Whitford RoadDetached | Oct 2012 | £124,995 | 86 m² | £1,453/m² | 2 |
| 64, Whitford RoadDetached | Aug 2023 | £135,000 | 88 m² | £1,534/m² | 2 |
| 66, Whitford RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2011 | £134,995 | 75 m² | £1,800/m² | 1 |
| 68, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jun 2018 | £135,000 | 86 m² | £1,570/m² | 4 |
| 70, Whitford RoadDetached | Jan 2026 | £174,000 | 95 m² | £1,832/m² | 2 |
| 72, Whitford RoadTerraced | Sept 2013 | £124,995 | 86 m² | £1,453/m² | 1 |
| 74, Whitford RoadTerraced | Nov 1998 | £11,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 78, Whitford RoadTerraced | Apr 2002 | £13,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 84, Whitford RoadTerraced | Jan 1997 | £21,021 | – | – | 1 |
| 86, Whitford RoadTerraced | Apr 2005 | £57,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 90, Whitford RoadTerraced | Oct 2005 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Green Lane, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 375k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool James Street.
The nearest bus stop is St Catherine's Gardens, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 38); 81 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Mersey Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls, 1.3 km 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 Co-op Tranmere Court, 350 m away, with Birkenhead News And Off Licence closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is St Catherine'S Surgery (200 m), with St Catherines Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Barbers is 200 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.
Age UK Wirral is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Imperial the nearest pub (300 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 Mersey Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Prenton Park Recreation Centre (800 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.
43 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Joseph | II | 170 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%.
27 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 7JA →
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 22% socially.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.7 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.
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.
On this street: 0 of 62 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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% | 1.1% |
| 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.
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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 76 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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