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On Woodchurch Road, in Oxton South
What it's like at CH42 9LQ: every home that has sold on Woodchurch 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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). 9 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Woodchurch Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
22 of the 177 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 43, Woodchurch RoadOther | Oct 2024 | £129,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45, Woodchurch RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 1995 | £42,500 | 60 m² | £708/m² | 1 |
| 49, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Oct 2013 | £83,000 | 120 m² | £692/m² | 2 |
| 51, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Sept 2023 | £156,000 | 118 m² | £1,322/m² | 2 |
| 53, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Jul 2000 | £11,000 | 116 m² | £95/m² | 1 |
| 55, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Nov 2014 | £82,000 | 117 m² | £701/m² | 2 |
| 57, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Jan 2015 | £72,000 | 80 m² | £900/m² | 1 |
| 59, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Oct 2008 | £86,000 | 120 m² | £717/m² | 4 |
| 61, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Jun 2011 | £70,000 | 126 m² | £556/m² | 1 |
| 63, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Aug 1997 | £19,950 | 124 m² | £161/m² | 1 |
| 65 - 67, Woodchurch RoadOther | Feb 2018 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 69, Woodchurch RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2015 | £120,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 73, Woodchurch RoadDetached · company-owned | Jan 1995 | £14,000 | 44 m² | £318/m² | 1 |
| 75, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £121,000 | 110 m² | £1,100/m² | 3 |
| 75a, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Dec 2023 | £135,000 | 78 m² | £1,731/m² | 1 |
| 75b, Woodchurch RoadTerraced | Nov 2023 | £170,000 | 78 m² | £2,179/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Birkenhead Central, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 644k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Woodville Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 495, 695); 93 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Woodchurch Road Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Birkenhead Park School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 39.9 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (1.4 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Girls (3.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with ShapeChef closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Devaney Med Ctr (350 m), with Allied Pharmacies Balls Road the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Square One is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 4.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Cafe Ceylon is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Cock & Pullet the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 112 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 64% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is The Arno Rose Garden, 800 m away; for exercise, Drill (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 9.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
The nearest university is , 4.9 km away (TEF Silver).
38 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.
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%.
23 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 9LQ →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Woodchurch Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 110 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.1% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 50 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.