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On Orston Crescent, in Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough
What it's like at CH63 9NZ: every home that has sold on Orston Crescent 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 Orston Crescent; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 20 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Orston CrescentDetached | Feb 2015 | £280,000 | 126 m² | £2,222/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Orston CrescentDetached | Aug 1997 | £110,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4, Orston CrescentDetached | Nov 2022 | £452,500 | 103 m² | £4,393/m² | 2 |
| 7, Orston CrescentDetached | Feb 2015 | £235,000 | 120 m² | £1,958/m² | 2 |
| 9, Orston CrescentDetached | May 2024 | £300,000 | 106 m² | £2,830/m² | 3 |
| 10, Orston CrescentDetached | Apr 2018 | £315,000 | 117 m² | £2,692/m² | 1 |
| 12, Orston CrescentDetached | Mar 1996 | £400 | 81 m² | £5/m² | 1 |
| 14, Orston CrescentDetached | Jun 2006 | £249,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 15, Orston CrescentDetached | Sept 2019 | £250,000 | 83 m² | £3,012/m² | 3 |
| 16, Orston CrescentDetached | Feb 2018 | £259,995 | 103 m² | £2,524/m² | 2 |
| 18, Orston CrescentDetached | Feb 2014 | £242,500 | 106 m² | £2,288/m² | 2 |
| 21, Orston CrescentDetached | Jul 2009 | £185,000 | 81 m² | £2,284/m² | 2 |
| 27, Orston CrescentDetached · company-owned | Mar 2023 | £250,000 | 82 m² | £3,049/m² | 1 |
| 29, Orston CrescentDetached | Sept 1997 | £78,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Orston CrescentDetached | Jul 2007 | £223,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 33, Orston CrescentDetached | May 2026 | £321,500 | 84 m² | £3,827/m² | 3 |
| 35, Orston CrescentDetached | Dec 2002 | £147,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, Orston CrescentDetached | Dec 2014 | £260,000 | 89 m² | £2,921/m² | 1 |
| 43, Orston CrescentDetached | Oct 2012 | £240,000 | 102 m² | £2,353/m² | 1 |
| 45, Orston CrescentFlat | Sept 2003 | £162,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Spital, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Dibbins Hey, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 73); 14 departures an hour from the 12 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 (500 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, 1.3 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, 1.3 km away, with Corry's Chemist closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spital Surgery (350 m), with Temple Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Amanda Burns Hairdressing is 1.1 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 (350 m), and Mississippi's the nearest pub (350 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 (1.7 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.
13 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.
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%.
7 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 9NZ →
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" Orston Crescent in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 11 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 | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 91.4% | 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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