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On Birchley Road, in Billinge
What it's like at WN5 7QJ: every home that has sold on Birchley 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Birchley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 53 homes on the street is owned by a company.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Garswood, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 136k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Holt Avenue, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 352, 783, 784); 37 departures an hour from the 20 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 88% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cowley International College, 3.7 km away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield (4.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express Garswood, 2.7 km away, with Galloways closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Windermere Medical Centre (2.3 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Barber Shop is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 8.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Varini Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Birchley St Mary's Catholic Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Bankes Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Haresfinch ARLFC (3.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 33 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and Presbytery | II | 140 m |
| Birchley Hall | II* | 200 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.
St Helens North constituency: David Baines MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,169 (30.1%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 53%, Reform UK 23%, Conservative 11%, Green Party 9%.
0 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 WN5 7QJ →
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.
On this street: 0 of 31 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 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.4% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 3.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.7% | 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: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 51 min
Nearest: East Lancashire Railway · about 36 min
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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 53 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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