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On Fairview Road, in Oxton South
What it's like at CH43 5SD: every home that has sold on Fairview 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Fairview Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 38 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 5, Fairview RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £375,000 | 155 m² | £2,419/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Fairview RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2007 | £270,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Fairview RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £510,000 | 154 m² | £3,312/m² | 1 |
| 12, Fairview RoadDetached | Feb 2001 | £295,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Fairview RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2025 | £345,000 | 118 m² | £2,924/m² | 2 |
| 20, Fairview RoadDetached | May 1997 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Fairview RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2003 | £220,000 | 97 m² | £2,268/m² | 2 |
| 23, Fairview RoadTerraced | Feb 2019 | £335,000 | 123 m² | £2,724/m² | 3 |
| 25, Fairview RoadTerraced | May 2019 | £200,000 | 81 m² | £2,469/m² | 1 |
| 27, Fairview RoadTerraced | May 2000 | £83,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Fairview RoadDetached | Jul 2026 | £835,000 | 349 m² | £2,393/m² | 3 |
| 29a, Fairview RoadDetached | Dec 2001 | £150,000 | 195 m² | £769/m² | 1 |
| 33, Fairview RoadTerraced | Dec 1999 | £17,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Fairview RoadDetached | Aug 2002 | £262,500 | – | – | 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 (1.6 km), with 644k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Heatherdale Close, 200 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 492, 711, 612); 14 departures an hour from the 7 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 High School Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 50.5 · 9.9% 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, 550 m away, with Edwards Village News closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Devaney Med Ctr (600 m), with Allied Pharmacies Balls Road the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Barbers is 500 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.
Blind Cow Oxton is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Shrewsbury Arms the nearest pub (150 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, 500 m away; for exercise, Prenton Park Recreation Centre (950 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.
44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17, Fairview Road | II | 40 m |
| 14, Fairview Road | II | 70 m |
| 16, Fairview Road | II | 80 m |
| 20, Fairview Road | II | 120 m |
| 14, Arno Road | II | 130 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%.
21 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 CH43 5SD →
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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Fairview Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 25 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 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.