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On Venables Drive, in Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough
What it's like at CH63 9LY: every home that has sold on Venables Drive 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Venables Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 34 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 3, Venables DriveDetached | Sept 2024 | £445,000 | 144 m² | £3,090/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Venables DriveDetached | Sept 2025 | £350,000 | 121 m² | £2,893/m² | 1 |
| 9, Venables DriveDetached | Dec 2012 | £186,500 | 85 m² | £2,194/m² | 1 |
| 11, Venables DriveDetached | Jun 2026 | £345,000 | 84 m² | £4,107/m² | 1 |
| 15, Venables DriveDetached | Jun 2013 | £220,000 | 107 m² | £2,056/m² | 1 |
| 23, Venables DriveTerraced | Nov 2020 | £235,000 | 110 m² | £2,136/m² | 1 |
| 27, Venables DriveTerraced | Jul 2002 | £137,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Venables DriveDetached | Oct 2016 | £152,500 | 59 m² | £2,585/m² | 1 |
| 37, Venables DriveDetached | Dec 2011 | £212,000 | 69 m² | £3,072/m² | 2 |
| 41, Venables DriveDetached | Nov 2023 | £270,000 | 73 m² | £3,699/m² | 1 |
| 43, Venables DriveDetached | Jul 2002 | £155,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 45, Venables DriveDetached | Jul 2006 | £217,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 51, Venables DriveDetached | Sept 2020 | £275,000 | 103 m² | £2,670/m² | 2 |
| 53, Venables DriveDetached | May 2000 | £115,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 55, Venables DriveDetached | Oct 2002 | £168,500 | 102 m² | £1,652/m² | 2 |
| 61, Venables DriveDetached | Oct 2007 | £212,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Spital, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Dibbins Hey, 250 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 73); 3 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Poulton Lancelyn Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wirral Grammar School for Boys, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 65.4 · 22.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wirral Grammar School for Boys (1.9 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Girls (2 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tk Maxx, 1.5 km away, with Jumping Jakes closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spital Surgery (750 m), with Temple Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Amanda Burns Hairdressing is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Arrowe Park Hospital, 7.1 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: 22 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Our Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Mississippi's the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 57 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 65% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Dibbinsdale Community Tree Nursery, 1.1 km away; for exercise, PureGym (1.8 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Moreton, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Former Dower House to Poulton Hall | II | 90 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
4 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 CH63 9LY →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 57% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
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" Venables Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 23 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.5% | 94.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.9% | 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: Victoria Pier · about 57 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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