Bishop Road Wallasey, Wirral
36 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH44), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44500374.
- Sales: 40 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £130,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 14, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wirral costs £2,501 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Birkenhead North, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Central Park, is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Somerville Med Ctr, about 220 m away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 156 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £130,000 | £113,000 | £130,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £72,500 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £81,250 | £81,250 | £81,250 |
| 2017 | 1 | £67,000 | £67,000 | £67,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £55,500 | £50,000 | £61,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £95,000 | £86,950 | £99,950 |
| 2006 | 1 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £74,000 | £70,000 | £78,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | 34 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 23 May 2025 | 13 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £113,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2025 | 26 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 13 May 2022 | 15 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 12 May 2022 | 2 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2021 | 19 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2021 | 1 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £80,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jun 2020 | 18 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £72,500 | |
| 22 Nov 2019 | 21 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £81,250 | |
| 14 Aug 2017 | 7 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £67,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2016 | 16 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £56,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 19 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2016 | 14 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £78,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Feb 2015 | 30 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £61,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2015 | 14 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2011 | 3 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 11 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £99,950 | |
| 31 May 2007 | 19 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2007 | 6 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £86,950 | |
| 9 Nov 2006 | 18 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2005 | 9 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £78,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 34 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2004 | 18 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £67,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2004 | 2 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £64,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | 21 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £63,950 | |
| 20 Jun 2003 | 10 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £49,950 | |
| 13 Jun 2003 | 1 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2002 | 15 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £27,500 | |
| 23 Nov 2001 | 28 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £25,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2001 | 21 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £33,500 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 12 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £31,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2001 | 16 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £31,950 | |
| 1 Dec 1999 | 28 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £24,500 | |
| 3 Sep 1999 | 14 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £24,000 | |
| 2 Jul 1999 | 25 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £27,500 | |
| 7 May 1999 | 12 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £32,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 2 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £31,000 | |
| 7 Feb 1997 | 16 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £18,750 | |
| 16 Oct 1996 | 28 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £20,500 | |
| 25 May 1995 | 29 CH44 4EJ | Terraced | £8,750 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (28); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1900-1929 (25); before 1900 (3); 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (17); owner-occupied (11); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wirral in 2026-27: Band D £2,501 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,667 | £1,945 | £2,223 | £2,501 | £3,056 | £3,612 | £4,168 | £5,001 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (98% of about 840 homes).
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 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Pool Inn Public House, Poulton Rd, Seacombe: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear 23-56 Marymount Close, Love Lane, Liscard, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 52-54 Greenheys Road, Liscard, CH44 5UP: up to 53 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Housing, Buccleuch Street, Birkenhead: up to 178 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Dominick House, St Albans Road, Liscard, CH44 5XS: up to 45 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 4-6 Liscard Way, Liscard, Wallasey, CH44 5TP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Former St Johns Church, Liscard Road, Liscard (564800): up to 28 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH44 4EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH44 4EE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 19 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH44 4EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH44 4EJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birkenhead North 944,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Birkenhead Park 670,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Wallasey Village 469,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mostyn Street Poulton | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Seacombe Ferry Terminal | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Seaview Road Pay & Display Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sainsburys Wirral Waters Smart Charge | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Somerville Med Ctr | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Somerville Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Martins Lane Dental Partnership | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Merseyside Police Custody Office | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Poulton Pop In Cashzone | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central Park 19 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oxton Road Playing Fields 2.8 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ilford Allotments 1.5 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Birkenhead Park, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Birkenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Flaybrick Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Float | Lake or reservoir | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Gillbrook Basin | Lake or reservoir | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Great Burbo Bank | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 36 |
22 of the street's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wirral: see them on the Wirral page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Somerville Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | 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 |
| Somerville Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Weatherhead High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsway Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 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 |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Egremont Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Co-op Academy Portland | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Co-op Academy Oldershaw | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| Liscard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safi`s desserts CH44 4DF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Poulton Pop In CH44 4DF | Retailers - other | 170 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Daisy Day Nursery CH44 4EU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 4 Good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Rose & Crown CH44 4DE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Nov 2024 |
| Rose and Crown CH44 4DE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 May 2026 |
| Rise & grind CH44 4EZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Lifestyle Express CH44 5SR | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2017 |
| Best One Sar'js news CH44 4BT | Retailers - other | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Liverpool Victoria Rowing Club Boathouse CH44 5SN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Lucky House Takeaway CH44 4BT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Inspire Community Cafe CH44 3BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Pit Stop Cafe CH41 1FD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Sweet Chilli CH44 4BT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 22 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 88 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mostyn Street (25); On or near Clayton Lane (22); On or near Alderley Road (21); On or near Burnside Road (17); On or near Burnside Avenue (13).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
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.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Stirling Street · Burnside Avenue · Burnside Road · Adelaide Street · Mostyn Street · Norwood Road · Clayton Lane · Rankin Street · Dale Hey · Sherlock Lane · Claughton Drive · Oxton Road
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.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.