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On Willowcroft Road, in Poulton
What it's like at CH44 4BR: every home that has sold on Willowcroft 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Willowcroft Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 14 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Willowcroft RoadTerraced · company-owned | Mar 2016 | £60,000 | 82 m² | £732/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Aug 2006 | £77,000 | 72 m² | £1,069/m² | 1 |
| 7, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Feb 2018 | £67,000 | 70 m² | £957/m² | 3 |
| 11, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Dec 2002 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Nov 2000 | £25,000 | 75 m² | £333/m² | 1 |
| 17, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Jun 2002 | £28,950 | 72 m² | £402/m² | 1 |
| 19, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Aug 2019 | £65,000 | 77 m² | £844/m² | 2 |
| 21, Willowcroft RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2001 | £22,500 | 69 m² | £326/m² | 1 |
| 25, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Apr 2006 | £75,000 | 85 m² | £882/m² | 2 |
| 27, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Aug 2000 | £25,000 | 58 m² | £431/m² | 2 |
| 29, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Mar 2002 | £33,000 | 71 m² | £465/m² | 1 |
| 31, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Sept 2018 | £75,000 | 71 m² | £1,056/m² | 1 |
| 33, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | May 2016 | £68,000 | 67 m² | £1,015/m² | 3 |
| 35, Willowcroft RoadTerraced | Oct 2000 | £24,000 | 75 m² | £320/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 Park, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 670k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Eastcroft Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 433, 616, 224); 34 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Kingsway Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 37% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Weatherhead High School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (1.8 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (4.4 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 700 m away, with Campbell Chemist closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Somerville Med Ctr (350 m), with Campbells Chemist the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Electric Unicorn is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 5.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Lucky House Takeaway is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Rose and Crown the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 146 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
It's growing: about 535 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Central Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Guinea Gap Baths and Recreation Centre (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 3.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
33 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.
Wallasey constituency: Dame Angela Eagle MP (Labour), since April 1992. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 17,996 (42.1%), turnout 58%. Vote shares: Labour 58%, Reform UK 16%, Conservative 12%, Green Party 9%.
22 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 CH44 4BR →
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.1 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.
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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 14 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 13 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 87.1% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 11.9% | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.9% | 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 53 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 46 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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