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On Raven Meols Lane, in Formby South West
What it's like at L37 4BY: every home that has sold on Raven Meols Lane 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 Raven Meols Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 95 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Raven Meols LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2018 | £470,000 | 234 m² | £2,009/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, Raven Meols LaneDetached | Dec 1998 | £108,000 | 205 m² | £527/m² | 1 |
| 9, Raven Meols LaneDetached | Aug 2013 | £265,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Raven Meols LaneDetached | Mar 2018 | £282,000 | 134 m² | £2,104/m² | 1 |
| 17, Raven Meols LaneDetached | May 2006 | £262,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Raven Meols LaneDetached | Jul 2023 | £415,000 | 167 m² | £2,485/m² | 1 |
| 31, Raven Meols LaneDetached | Nov 2021 | £320,000 | 118 m² | £2,712/m² | 1 |
| 33d, Raven Meols Lodge, Raven Meols LaneFlat | Mar 2017 | £145,000 | 59 m² | £2,458/m² | 3 |
| 33a, Raven Meols Lodge, Raven Meols LaneFlat | Jan 1998 | £49,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 33b, Raven Meols Lodge, Raven Meols LaneFlat | Apr 2017 | £140,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 33c, Raven Meols Lodge, Raven Meols LaneFlat | Jun 2026 | £230,000 | 73 m² | £3,151/m² | 4 |
| 33e, Raven Meols Lodge, Raven Meols LaneFlat | Mar 2005 | £128,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 33f, Raven Meols Lodge, Raven Meols LaneFlat | Dec 2008 | £125,000 | 41 m² | £3,049/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Formby, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 1.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Central.
The nearest bus stop is Philips Lane, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route F3); 23 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Luke's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 49% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Freshfield Primary School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Range High School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Foods, 750 m away, with Formby Wines & Spirits closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Village Surgery Formby (650 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Gallery is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Golden Bridge Chinese Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Railway Hotel the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Duke Street Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Formby Pool & Gym (550 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Formby, 2.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 28 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 57 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
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.
30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dean'S Cottage | II | 120 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.
Sefton Central constituency: Bill Esterson MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 18,282 (38.5%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Labour 56%, Conservative 18%, Reform UK 12%, Green Party 7%.
20 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 L37 4BY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Raven Meols Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 49 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 98.8% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.5% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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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Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 68 min
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