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On Rufford Road, in Crossens
What it's like at PR9 8JY: every home that has sold on Rufford Road 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Rufford Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
7 of the 129 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 4, Rufford RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2005 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Rufford RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2003 | £172,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, Rufford RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £185,000 | 108 m² | £1,713/m² | 2 |
| 18, Rufford RoadSemi-detached | May 2021 | £130,000 | 66 m² | £1,970/m² | 4 |
| 20, Rufford RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £135,000 | 102 m² | £1,324/m² | 3 |
The nearest station is Meols Cop, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 79k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is The Crescent, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 49, 714, 705); 20 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Larkfield Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stanley High School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Fylde Road Pharmacy, 950 m away, with One Stop closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Marshside Surgery (950 m), with Crossens Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Sweeney Todd is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southport and Formby District General Hospital, 4.7 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Crossens Methodist Church and St Johns C of E is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Beer Den the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 19% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Botanic Gardens, 850 m away; for exercise, Gymphobics (2.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 38 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 57 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 53% 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.
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.
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%.
5 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 8JY →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 129 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 90 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 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.5% | 93.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.1% | 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.
Nearest: Ingleton Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 73 min
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