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On River Grove, in Bebington New Ferry
What it's like at CH62 1EA: every home that has sold on River Grove 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).
Sales and extensions on River Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 13 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, River GroveTerraced | Apr 2000 | £28,000 | 102 m² | £275/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, River GroveFlat | Mar 2003 | £87,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, River GroveTerraced | Mar 2026 | £184,500 | 98 m² | £1,883/m² | 4 |
| 6, River GroveSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £138,000 | 106 m² | £1,302/m² | 1 |
| 7, River GroveTerraced | Nov 2025 | £165,000 | 109 m² | £1,514/m² | 3 |
| 9, River GroveTerraced | Dec 2023 | £140,000 | 103 m² | £1,359/m² | 2 |
| 10, River GroveSemi-detached | May 2024 | £180,000 | 132 m² | £1,364/m² | 5 |
| 11, River GroveTerraced | Feb 2025 | £131,000 | 102 m² | £1,284/m² | 4 |
| 12, River GroveTerraced | Feb 2001 | £37,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, River GroveTerraced · company-owned | Jul 1997 | £14,000 | 113 m² | £124/m² | 1 |
| 14, River GroveTerraced | Feb 2016 | £135,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, River GroveTerraced | Sept 2000 | £26,000 | 131 m² | £198/m² | 1 |
| 18, River GroveSemi-detached | Jul 2000 | £47,500 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bebington, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 918k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Woodford Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 464, 418); 35 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Grove Street Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 30% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.9 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is St John Plessington Catholic College, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 37.2 · 4.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Liverpool College (5.5 km) and Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Girls (1.7 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (1.7 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Londis MFG Bebington, 900 m away, with Premier Riverside closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sunlight Group Practice (400 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Revival at LK Hair is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is New Royal Liverpool University, 5.9 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Risa spice is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Cyclist the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 117 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is New Ferry Park, 500 m away; for exercise, The Oval, Wirral (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 9.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 10 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 48 km.
22 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.
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough constituency: Justin Madders MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 16,908 (40.3%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 58%, Reform UK 17%, Conservative 12%, Green Party 6%.
14 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 CH62 1EA →
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool John Moores University, 4.8 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 13 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 9 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 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.3% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 50 min
Nearest: Southport Pier · about 49 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.