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On Ruscar Close, in Halewood North
What it's like at L26 7ZG: every home that has sold on Ruscar 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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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 Ruscar Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Ruscar CloseTerraced | Jul 2005 | £199,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Ruscar CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £345,000 | 158 m² | £2,184/m² | 5 |
| 3, Ruscar CloseDetached | Nov 2005 | £157,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Ruscar CloseDetached | Dec 2025 | £405,000 | 136 m² | £2,978/m² | 5 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Halewood, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 58k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Gerrards Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 79, 76, 188, C44); 43 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Family Catholic Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Halewood Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 41.6 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Liverpool College (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (5.2 km) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (11.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is ABI Mini Market, 1.4 km away, with Merrivale News closer still (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hollies Medical Centre (950 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Lily's Nails & Spa is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 6.5 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 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Sipside is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and CookHouse Pub and Carvery the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 101 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Halewood Park Triangle, 500 m away; for exercise, Arncliffe Centre (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 4.2 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 38 km.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
The nearest university is Liverpool Hope University, 4.0 km away (TEF Silver).
6 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.
Widnes and Halewood constituency: Derek Twigg MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 16,425 (43.1%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 62%, Reform UK 19%, Conservative 9%, Green Party 5%.
25 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 L26 7ZG →
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" Ruscar Close in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.2% | 95.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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: Formby · about 31 min
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 56 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.