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On Merlin Avenue, in Saughall Massie
What it's like at CH49 4PT: every home that has sold on Merlin Avenue 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.
Sales and extensions on Merlin Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 43 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Merlin AvenueTerraced | May 2025 | £225,000 | 67 m² | £3,358/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £164,950 | 71 m² | £2,323/m² | 2 |
| 4, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2019 | £153,000 | 73 m² | £2,096/m² | 1 |
| 5, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2019 | £164,500 | 83 m² | £1,982/m² | 2 |
| 6, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2008 | £148,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £192,000 | 71 m² | £2,704/m² | 1 |
| 8, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £122,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 10, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2020 | £180,000 | 82 m² | £2,195/m² | 2 |
| 11, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £145,000 | 70 m² | £2,071/m² | 5 |
| 12, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2025 | £235,000 | 72 m² | £3,264/m² | 2 |
| 13, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £217,000 | 74 m² | £2,932/m² | 4 |
| 14, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2004 | £149,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 16, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £146,000 | 98 m² | £1,490/m² | 2 |
| 17, Merlin AvenueDetached | Dec 2022 | £263,500 | 86 m² | £3,064/m² | 2 |
| 18, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £240,000 | 71 m² | £3,380/m² | 5 |
| 21, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2026 | £230,000 | 76 m² | £3,026/m² | 3 |
| 23, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2021 | £170,000 | 65 m² | £2,615/m² | 3 |
| 25, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £106,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2008 | £150,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £98,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £205,000 | 71 m² | £2,887/m² | 4 |
| 31, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £198,000 | 114 m² | £1,737/m² | 1 |
| 33, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £150,000 | 71 m² | £2,113/m² | 3 |
| 35, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 1997 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, Merlin AvenueSemi-detached | Jan 2003 | £90,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Moreton (Merseyside), a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 553k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Kingfisher Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 17, 635, 685, 628); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Upton Hall School FCJ, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 65.6 · 26.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Upton Hall School FCJ (1.4 km) and Calday Grange Grammar School (4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Late Shop, 450 m away; Bargain Beers (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hoylake Rd Met Ctr (1.1 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Beauty & Nails is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 2.8 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.
The Bistro at Poppyfields is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Saughall pub the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Warwick Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Circuit Express (500 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Moreton, 3.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 56 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
11 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%.
11 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 CH49 4PT →
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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" Merlin Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 27 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 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.0% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.2% | 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 53 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 51 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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