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On Downham Close, in Gateacre
What it's like at L25 4TY: every home that has sold on Downham Close 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 Downham Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 9 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Downham CloseDetached | Oct 2009 | £238,500 | 106 m² | £2,250/m² | 2 |
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| 3, Downham CloseDetached | Jul 2011 | £200,000 | 82 m² | £2,439/m² | 2 |
| 4, Downham CloseDetached | Apr 2015 | £287,000 | 75 m² | £3,827/m² | 1 |
| 6, Downham CloseDetached | Feb 2021 | £450,000 | 107 m² | £4,206/m² | 2 |
| 8, Downham CloseDetached | Aug 2025 | £360,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Downham CloseDetached | Jun 2019 | £450,000 | 95 m² | £4,737/m² | 4 |
| 14, Downham CloseDetached · company-owned | Jun 2022 | £575,000 | 111 m² | £5,180/m² | 2 |
| 16, Downham CloseDetached | Jan 2020 | £520,000 | 75 m² | £6,933/m² | 2 |
| 18, Downham CloseDetached | Nov 2017 | £460,000 | 76 m² | £6,053/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Broad Green, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 416k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Acresgate Court, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 174); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Childwall Valley Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 36.7 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Liverpool College (3.7 km) and Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (5.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (3.2 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (10.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 250 m away; Essar Gateacre (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Valley Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Gateacre Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Morfose Barbers is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 4.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 86% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Othellos is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Our Lady of the Assumption Parocial Club the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 33 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 55 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Lyndene Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Hope Park Sports (950 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Wallasey, 15 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 6.0 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 40 km.
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.
Liverpool Garston constituency: Maria Eagle MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 20,104 (47.9%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 58%, Reform UK 11%, Liverpool Community Independents 8%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
10 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 L25 4TY →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Liverpool Hope University, 1.1 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Downham Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 58 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 42 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 7 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 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 82.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 15.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.1% | 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.
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