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On Pensby Road, in Pensby & Thingwall
What it's like at CH61 7UB: every home that has sold on Pensby 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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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). 5 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Pensby Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 251 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 446, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £315,000 | 108 m² | £2,917/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2017 | £156,000 | 75 m² | £2,080/m² | 1 |
| 450, Pensby RoadDetached | Nov 2022 | £305,000 | 61 m² | £5,000/m² | 3 |
| 452, Pensby RoadDetached | Feb 2014 | £177,500 | 62 m² | £2,863/m² | 2 |
| 454, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £230,000 | 77 m² | £2,987/m² | 1 |
| 456, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £150,000 | 60 m² | £2,500/m² | 1 |
| 460a, Pensby RoadDetached | Oct 2014 | £200,000 | 84 m² | £2,381/m² | 1 |
| 462, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2023 | £250,000 | 112 m² | £2,232/m² | 3 |
| 464, Pensby RoadDetached | Aug 2002 | £142,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 466, Pensby RoadDetached | Jun 2014 | £230,000 | 70 m² | £3,286/m² | 2 |
| 468, Pensby RoadDetached | Aug 2020 | £345,000 | 160 m² | £2,156/m² | 3 |
| 470, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £270,000 | 72 m² | £3,750/m² | 3 |
| 472, Pensby RoadTerraced | Mar 1995 | £60,000 | 60 m² | £1,000/m² | 1 |
| 474, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £189,950 | 61 m² | £3,114/m² | 2 |
| 476, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £161,000 | 59 m² | £2,729/m² | 1 |
| 478, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £150,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 480, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £245,000 | 64 m² | £3,828/m² | 3 |
| 482, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2011 | £167,000 | 68 m² | £2,456/m² | 2 |
| 484, Pensby RoadSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £64,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 486, Pensby RoadDetached | Jul 2012 | £150,000 | 105 m² | £1,429/m² | 1 |
| Sainsbury'S Supermarkets, 488, Pensby RoadOther | Apr 2017 | £2,810,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Heswall, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 91k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sparks Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 472, 673, 702, 607); 17 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Thingwall Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 79% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Pensby High School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 44.8 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Upton Hall School FCJ (4 km) and Calday Grange Grammar School (5.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Petrol Station, 150 m away; Thingwall Newsagents (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is West Wirral Group Practice (800 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Big Als is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 2.1 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Kismat Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Bassett Hound the nearest pub (850 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: 6% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Pensby Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Thingwall Recreation Centre (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Meols, 7.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 54 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benty Heath Farmhouse | II | 140 m |
| the Cottage | 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.
Wirral West constituency: Matthew Patrick MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,998 (20.0%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Labour 46%, Conservative 26%, Reform UK 13%, Green Party 8%.
6 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 CH61 7UB →
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" Pensby Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 171 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 15 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 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 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.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 53 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 54 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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