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On Albert Road, in Oxton South
What it's like at CH42 9NH: every home that has sold on Albert 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 Albert Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 18 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 5, Albert RoadTerraced | Sept 2016 | £99,000 | 132 m² | £750/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Albert RoadTerraced | Dec 2015 | £94,000 | 107 m² | £879/m² | 2 |
| 7, Albert RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £100,000 | 112 m² | £893/m² | 1 |
| 8, Albert RoadTerraced | Dec 2007 | £105,500 | 106 m² | £995/m² | 1 |
| 9, Albert RoadTerraced | Aug 2020 | £145,000 | 101 m² | £1,436/m² | 2 |
| 10, Albert RoadTerraced | Aug 2011 | £80,500 | 107 m² | £752/m² | 3 |
| 11, Albert RoadTerraced | May 2010 | £110,000 | 98 m² | £1,122/m² | 1 |
| 12, Albert RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2022 | £120,000 | 135 m² | £889/m² | 1 |
| 13, Albert RoadTerraced | Dec 2016 | £110,000 | 109 m² | £1,009/m² | 2 |
| 14, Albert RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2022 | £155,000 | 101 m² | £1,535/m² | 2 |
| 17, Albert RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £128,000 | 96 m² | £1,333/m² | 3 |
| 18, Albert RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £135,000 | 97 m² | £1,392/m² | 3 |
| 19, Albert RoadTerraced | Sept 2016 | £110,000 | 127 m² | £866/m² | 2 |
| 20, Albert RoadTerraced | Mar 2006 | £100,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Albert RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £168,500 | 98 m² | £1,719/m² | 2 |
| 23, Albert RoadTerraced | Jan 1996 | £32,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Albert RoadTerraced | Jan 2025 | £130,000 | 98 m² | £1,327/m² | 3 |
| 27, Albert RoadTerraced | Sept 2014 | £80,000 | – | – | 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 375k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool James Street.
The nearest bus stop is Elmswood Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 471, 472, 41, 414); 100 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Woodchurch Road Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 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, 1.2 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 The Gate Social Supermarket, 400 m away, with Birkenhead News And Off Licence closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Devaney Med Ctr (550 m), with Allied Pharmacies Balls Road the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Barbers is 150 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.
Nourish @Nouyou is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Cock & Pullet the nearest pub (200 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, 850 m away; for exercise, Prenton Park Recreation Centre (900 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.
45 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%.
26 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 9NH →
On this street: 1 of 15 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 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 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.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.9 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Wirral since 2011.
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 18 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 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.
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