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On Birch Close, in Oxton South
What it's like at CH43 5XE: every home that has sold on Birch Close 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Birch Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Birch CloseDetached | Nov 2013 | £217,500 | 94 m² | £2,314/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Birch CloseDetached | Feb 2015 | £204,500 | 103 m² | £1,985/m² | 1 |
| 5, Birch CloseDetached | Mar 2016 | £235,000 | 101 m² | £2,327/m² | 1 |
| 7, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2016 | £220,000 | 62 m² | £3,548/m² | 2 |
| 8, Birch CloseDetached | Feb 2003 | £148,500 | 94 m² | £1,580/m² | 1 |
| 9, Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2002 | £145,000 | 88 m² | £1,648/m² | 1 |
| 10, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2026 | £400,000 | 109 m² | £3,670/m² | 1 |
| 12, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2007 | £211,500 | 184 m² | £1,149/m² | 2 |
| 15, Birch CloseDetached | May 2018 | £323,000 | 99 m² | £3,263/m² | 2 |
| 17, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2019 | £312,000 | 107 m² | £2,916/m² | 2 |
| 18, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2006 | £182,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, Birch CloseDetached | Aug 1999 | £117,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Birch CloseDetached | Apr 2015 | £187,500 | 92 m² | £2,038/m² | 2 |
| 23, Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2011 | £176,500 | 101 m² | £1,748/m² | 3 |
| 24, Birch CloseDetached | Mar 1998 | £81,400 | 98 m² | £831/m² | 1 |
| 25, Birch CloseDetached | Sept 2024 | £352,500 | 94 m² | £3,750/m² | 3 |
| 26, Birch CloseDetached | Jul 2021 | £312,000 | 127 m² | £2,457/m² | 3 |
| 27, Birch CloseDetached | Feb 1995 | £81,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 29, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2025 | £430,000 | 100 m² | £4,300/m² | 2 |
| 31, Birch CloseDetached | Jun 2013 | £210,000 | 92 m² | £2,283/m² | 2 |
| 33, Birch CloseDetached | Dec 2012 | £175,000 | 96 m² | £1,823/m² | 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 (1.8 km), with 375k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool James Street.
The nearest bus stop is Fairview Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 492, 91, 226, 91A); 110 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 68% 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, 1.3 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 Sainsbury's, 450 m away, with The corner store closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Devaney Med Ctr (1.0 km), with Woodchurch Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Ruby Nails & Spa is 400 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.
The Sweetest Thing is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Halfway House Public House the nearest pub (300 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, 250 m away; for exercise, Prenton Park Recreation Centre (750 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 13, South Bank | II | 140 m |
| 3 5 7, South Bank | II | 180 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
18 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 5XE →
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" Birch Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 18 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% | 1.0% |
| 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.
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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