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On Greaves Hall Avenue, in Rufford & Banks
What it's like at PR9 8BL: every home that has sold on Greaves Hall Avenue 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.
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Sales and extensions on Greaves Hall Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 14 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Greaves Hall AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2020 | £208,500 | 84 m² | £2,482/m² | 1 |
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| 4, Greaves Hall AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2023 | £254,995 | 84 m² | £3,036/m² | 1 |
| 6, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | May 2023 | £312,995 | 105 m² | £2,981/m² | 1 |
| 8, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Aug 2025 | £399,995 | 124 m² | £3,226/m² | 1 |
| 10, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Jun 2020 | £287,995 | 118 m² | £2,441/m² | 1 |
| 12, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Sept 2020 | £256,995 | 105 m² | £2,448/m² | 1 |
| 14, Greaves Hall AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £255,000 | 108 m² | £2,361/m² | 2 |
| 16, Greaves Hall AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £250,000 | 111 m² | £2,252/m² | 2 |
| 18, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Oct 2020 | £327,600 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Oct 2020 | £299,995 | 124 m² | £2,419/m² | 1 |
| 22, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Dec 2020 | £304,995 | 118 m² | £2,585/m² | 1 |
| 24, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Nov 2020 | £256,995 | 105 m² | £2,448/m² | 1 |
| 26, Greaves Hall AvenueDetached | Dec 2020 | £256,995 | 105 m² | £2,448/m² | 1 |
| Cleveland House, Greaves Hall AvenueOther · company-owned | Dec 2013 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Meols Cop, a drive away (5.1 km), with 79k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Guinea Hall Avenue, 450 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route X2).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Banks St Stephen's CofE School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stanley High School, 4.0 km away; Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 700 m away, with Roundabout Garage closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Corner Surgery (Dr Mulla) (3.1 km), with Banks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Sweeney Todd is 2.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 7.0 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Gradley Bonksers is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and St Stephens Sports And Social Club the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 174 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Botanic Gardens, 3.2 km away; for exercise, Gymphobics (4.7 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 37 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 53 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
7 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.
Southport constituency: Patrick Hurley MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,789 (12.8%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 13%.
2 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 PR9 8BL →
It's an older community: 28% 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Greaves Hall Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 68 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 12 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 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.6% | 90.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 5.8% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 4.4% | 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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