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On Oakwood Drive, in Bidston Hill
What it's like at CH43 7NX: every home that has sold on Oakwood Drive 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Oakwood Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 40 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Oakwood DriveDetached | Apr 2021 | £184,000 | 92 m² | £2,000/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Oakwood DriveDetached | Aug 2005 | £159,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2015 | £114,000 | 66 m² | £1,727/m² | 2 |
| 6, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £107,000 | 55 m² | £1,945/m² | 1 |
| 7, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £105,000 | 56 m² | £1,875/m² | 4 |
| 9, Oakwood DriveDetached | Jan 2007 | £127,500 | 62 m² | £2,056/m² | 2 |
| 10, Oakwood DriveDetached | Sept 2006 | £139,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Dec 1995 | £48,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Oakwood DriveDetached | Dec 2020 | £130,000 | 70 m² | £1,857/m² | 3 |
| 13, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £122,500 | 51 m² | £2,402/m² | 4 |
| 14, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2014 | £78,000 | 56 m² | £1,393/m² | 2 |
| 15, Oakwood DriveDetached | Jun 2001 | £68,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Jan 2022 | £109,000 | 57 m² | £1,912/m² | 2 |
| 17, Oakwood DriveDetached | Mar 2025 | £246,000 | 102 m² | £2,412/m² | 2 |
| 18, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2020 | £110,000 | 56 m² | £1,964/m² | 3 |
| 19, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £95,000 | 53 m² | £1,792/m² | 2 |
| 20, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2018 | £100,000 | 46 m² | £2,174/m² | 3 |
| 21, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £104,000 | 54 m² | £1,926/m² | 2 |
| 22, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2002 | £69,950 | – | – | 4 |
| 23, Oakwood DriveDetached · company-owned | Nov 2024 | £175,000 | 62 m² | £2,823/m² | 5 |
| 24, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £160,000 | 63 m² | £2,540/m² | 3 |
| 26, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2002 | £59,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | May 2026 | £154,000 | 56 m² | £2,750/m² | 4 |
| 29, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £167,000 | 62 m² | £2,694/m² | 4 |
| 32, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Apr 2023 | £117,500 | 55 m² | £2,136/m² | 2 |
| 33, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £101,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 34, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Aug 2000 | £39,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 35, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2007 | £108,000 | 55 m² | £1,964/m² | 2 |
| 36, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Sept 2020 | £108,000 | 60 m² | £1,800/m² | 4 |
| 37, Oakwood DriveTerraced | May 2013 | £70,000 | 51 m² | £1,373/m² | 2 |
| 39, Oakwood DriveDetached | Nov 2003 | £59,995 | 56 m² | £1,071/m² | 1 |
| 40, Oakwood DriveDetached | Jun 2022 | £160,000 | 64 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 41, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Apr 2024 | £128,000 | 53 m² | £2,415/m² | 1 |
| 42, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2003 | £68,500 | 55 m² | £1,245/m² | 2 |
| 43, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Apr 2002 | £39,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Oakwood DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2019 | £111,000 | 62 m² | £1,790/m² | 3 |
| 45, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Dec 2025 | £110,000 | 56 m² | £1,964/m² | 1 |
| 46, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Jan 2020 | £92,000 | 54 m² | £1,704/m² | 1 |
| 47, Oakwood DriveTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2000 | £29,000 | 56 m² | £518/m² | 1 |
| 49, Oakwood DriveTerraced | Feb 2014 | £83,000 | 56 m² | £1,482/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Birkenhead North, about a 10-minute walk (650 m), with 944k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Flaybrick Close, 200 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 38, 627, 703); 49 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Anselm's College, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 57.2 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (1.9 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (2.7 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Golocal, 300 m away; Boots UK (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Paxton Medical Group (950 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Botans Barber Shop is 200 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Open Door Cafe, St James Centre is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and North Star Public House the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 167 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 23 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
It's growing: about 200 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ilchester Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Bidston Sports and Activity Centre (900 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 3.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 53 km.
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Gate to Flaybrick Hill Cemetery | II | 110 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%.
7 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 7NX →
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
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" Oakwood Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 52 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 48 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 31 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 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.