Ampleforth Close Kirkby, Knowsley

15 addresses across 2 postcodes (L32), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 19501840.

25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £142,750 across 2 sales. 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 6, E: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Knowsley costs £2,488 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. 183 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.

Sales on this street

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales registered up to 28 August 2026, loaded 28 October 2026. Sales reach the register two weeks to two months after completion, so the last two months are incomplete. Matched by postcode and street name.

Sales by year (standard sales only; repossessions and buy-to-let transfers excluded)
YearSalesMedian priceLowestHighest
20252£142,750£135,500£150,000
20241£136,000£136,000£136,000
20231£125,000£125,000£125,000
20211£85,000£85,000£85,000
20201£110,000£110,000£110,000
20183£90,000£80,000£100,000
20161£76,000£76,000£76,000
20151£91,000£91,000£91,000
20141£93,000£93,000£93,000
20072£93,125£85,250£101,000
20061£98,950£98,950£98,950
20052£97,500£90,000£105,000
Most recent sales (25)
DateAddressTypePriceNotes
28 Nov 20257 L32 4URSemi-detached£135,500
26 Sep 20255 L32 4URSemi-detached£150,000
11 Oct 202411 L32 4URSemi-detached£136,000
15 Nov 20237 L32 4URSemi-detached£125,000
26 Aug 20211 L32 4URSemi-detached£85,000
27 Nov 20205 L32 4URSemi-detached£110,000
20 Nov 202012 L32 4URSemi-detached£105,000Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
15 Nov 201812 L32 4URSemi-detached£100,000
10 Aug 20187 L32 4URSemi-detached£80,000
27 Apr 201811 L32 4URSemi-detached£90,000
25 May 201615 L32 4URSemi-detached£76,000
13 May 20153 L32 4URSemi-detached£91,000
16 Jan 20152 L32 4URSemi-detached£81,900Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
8 Aug 20143 L32 4URSemi-detached£93,000
13 Jul 200710 L32 4URSemi-detached£101,000
23 Mar 20078 L32 4URSemi-detached£85,250
23 Oct 20065 L32 4URSemi-detached£98,950
9 Sep 20053 L32 4URSemi-detached£90,000
27 May 200515 L32 4URSemi-detached£105,000
12 Mar 20048 L32 4URSemi-detached£52,000
7 Apr 200311 L32 4URSemi-detached£45,000
31 Jan 20031 L32 4URSemi-detached£43,000
31 May 200217 L32 4URSemi-detached£51,000
2 Oct 200010 L32 4URSemi-detached£38,000
13 Jan 19951 L32 4URSemi-detached£40,330New build.

Energy performance certificates

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG), register as at 13 October 2026. Latest certificate per address; certificates last ten years, so the oldest here dates from July 2009 and some homes have none. Address data © Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail, shown for understanding the energy efficiency of buildings only.

11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 69 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (11). Built: 1991-1995 (7); 1996-2002 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (3).

Council tax

What each band costs in Knowsley in 2026-27: Band D £2,488 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.

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£1,659£1,935£2,212£2,488£3,041£3,594£4,147£4,977

Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (79% of about 1,100 homes).

Sources: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, homes at 31 March 2026 (counts rounded to the nearest 10), for the neighbourhood (census area of about 700 homes) around it, not just this street; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, council tax levels 2026-27. Bands are charged as fixed shares of Band D; the actual bill depends on the parish and on discounts such as the single-person discount. Check a home's own band with the official council tax band checker.

Planning and heritage

  • Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
  • Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
  • Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
  • Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
  • Green belt: no.

Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), compiled from councils and, for listed buildings, Historic England's National Heritage List. Conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation areas and the green belt are checked at each postcode's centre. Listed buildings and protected trees are counted on or by this street. Councils publish Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers to different standards, and some not yet. Planning applications are not here: there is no national open record of them yet.

Roadworks

No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.

Source: Department for Transport, Street Manager open data, permits and works up to 30 September 2026. It is published once a month, so works arranged or started since then are not shown, and dates are the ones planned unless the works have started or finished. Emergency works are often permitted after they begin.

Flood risk

No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.

Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.

High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.

Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.

Sources: Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data (loaded 29 October 2026), Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea: postcodes in areas at risk (loaded 29 October 2026) and Flood Map for Planning (loaded 28 October 2026). Flood zones are checked at each postcode's centre point. These are models of areas, which their publishers say are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk, and they do not cover flooding from sewers or drains. Check an address on the official long-term flood risk service.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026. Percentages are of premises in each postcode that can get the service, not take-up or speed achieved.

Availability by postcode (% of premises)
PostcodeSuperfast (30 Mbit/s+)Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)GigabitBelow 10 Mbit/s
L32 4TZ100%100%100%0%
L32 4UR100%100%100%0%

Nearest schools

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), 31 October 2026; Ofsted monthly management information as at September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the street to the school; catchments and admissions are not shown. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report-card grades by area, not one overall grade; older grades stand until a school is re-inspected.

SchoolPhaseAgesDistanceInspection
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Roman CatholicPrimary3–11580 m Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met
Westvale Primary SchoolPrimary3–11640 m Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met
Millbrook Community Primary SchoolPrimary3–11730 m No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Roman CatholicPrimary3–11740 m Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework)
Kirkby High SchoolSecondary11–16880 m Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework)
Kirkby CofE Primary School Church of EnglandPrimary3–11890 m Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework)
All Saints Catholic High School Roman CatholicSecondary11–181.3 km Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met
Melling Primary SchoolPrimary4–111.3 km No published inspection
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Roman CatholicPrimary3–111.3 km No published inspection
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)Primary3–111.4 km No published inspection
Park Brow Community Primary SchoolPrimary2–111.7 km Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met
Ravenscroft Community Primary SchoolPrimary3–111.9 km No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good

Food hygiene ratings nearby

Source: Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, extract of 31 October 2026. Each rating is shown with the date it was given; a business may have been re-inspected since the extract. Within 500 m of the middle of the street.

BusinessTypeDistanceRatingRated
Orient Express L32 5TETakeaway/sandwich shop70 m5 Very good13 Mar 2025
The Store L32 5TERetailers - other70 m5 Very good12 Sep 2024
Bailey Court L32 5ABRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen90 m5 Very good7 Jan 2026
Kay's Convenience L32 5TFRetailers - other100 m4 Good18 Mar 2020
The Fantail L32 4SXPub/bar/nightclub400 m5 Very good14 Sep 2023
Westvale Service Station L32 0TZRetailers - other400 m4 Good28 May 2025
Kids Planet Waverton Kirkby L32 0TZHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises400 m5 Very good11 Sep 2025
Joe's News & Supermarket L32 0TURetailers - other410 m4 Good17 Apr 2026
Woks Cooking L32 0TUTakeaway/sandwich shop430 m3 Generally satisfactory17 Jun 2026
Kirkby House L32 5TDHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises460 mAwaiting inspection
Kirkby High School L32 2PPSchool/college/university470 m5 Very good5 Feb 2026

Crime within 250 m

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, September 2025 to August 2026. Police forces move every crime to the nearest of about 760,000 anonymised map points before publishing, so these are crimes near this street, not on it, and a busy point can collect crimes from a wider area. Counts are of records, not convictions.

183 recorded crimes by category
CategoryCrimes
Violence and sexual offences82
Drugs31
Criminal damage and arson15
Anti-social behaviour15
Public order14
Vehicle crime6
Burglary5
Other theft4
Other crime4
Possession of weapons3
Theft from the person2
Robbery1
Shoplifting1

Most of these are attached to: On or near Marnwood Road (42); On or near Downgreen Close (39); On or near Dagnall Road (25); On or near Springvale Close (14); On or near Stanton Crescent (10).

What has changed

Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.

Everything that has changed on and near this street

Postcodes on this street

Source: ONS Postcode Directory August 2026, ONS UPRN Directory September 2026, OS Open Linked Identifiers September 2026. A postcode can cover more than one street; the share shows how many of its addresses are on this one.

  • L32 4UR: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
  • L32 4TZ: 1 address of 8 in the postcode

Nearby streets

Stokesley Avenue · Suffton Park · Middleham Close · Wervin Way · Stratton Road · Wervin Road · Porton Road · Bracken Walk · Pateley Close · Coral Close · Overton Close · Gamston Wood

All the streets in L32 and across Knowsley.

What this page cannot tell you

  • Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
  • What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
  • How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
  • Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
  • Anything about planning applications, noise or air quality yet.

How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.