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Egremont
What it's like at CH44 8AF: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Birkenhead Park, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 670k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Church Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 411, 413, 423); 41 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Egremont Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Co-op Academy Oldershaw, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 28 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Anselm's College (3.4 km) and Upton Hall School FCJ (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away, with Wallasey Off Licence and Convenience closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Egremont Med Ctr (200 m), with Egremont Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Hollywood Brow Bar is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 4.7 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
New Hope Wirral is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Stanleys Vaults the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 141 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 76% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Central Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Guinea Gap Baths and Recreation Centre (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 3.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
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.
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 8AF →
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 3.7 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.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 57 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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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.5% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.1% | 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.