Crescent Avenue Formby, Sefton
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (L37), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34100754.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £737,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Sefton cost £221,105 in August 2026 (+2% on a year); private rents averaged £940 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 75 times (952 hours) in 2025.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the Minor road, carries 11,954 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Sefton costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Formby, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Village Surgery Formby, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £737,000 | £737,000 | £737,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £650,000 | £650,000 | £650,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £208,000 | £208,000 | £208,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2024 | 2 L37 2ES | Semi-detached | £470,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 3 L37 2ES | Detached | £737,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2020 | 3 L37 2ES | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 3 L37 2ES | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2001 | 6 L37 2ES | Semi-detached | £208,000 |
House prices and rents in Sefton
A typical home in Sefton cost £221,105 in August 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 23% more than five years earlier and 50% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £386,996 |
| Semi-detached | £246,240 |
| Terraced | £181,535 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,367 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £189,330 |
Private renters in Sefton paid £940 a month on average in September 2026, 5% more than a year before. That is 41% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £623 |
| Two bedrooms | £815 |
| Three bedrooms | £995 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,414 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 149 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 28,226 kWh of it on average in 2024, 106% more than the district's 13,687 kWh, and 5,737 kWh of electricity, 65% more than the district's 3,471 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L37 2ES | 5 | 3,089 kWh | 5 | 21,287 kWh |
| L37 2EU | 22 | 4,266 kWh | 22 | 28,700 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is L37.
Council tax
What each band costs in Sefton in 2026-27: Band D £2,583 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,722 | £2,009 | £2,296 | £2,583 | £3,157 | £3,731 | £4,305 | £5,166 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (33% of about 580 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: 7 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Dairy, 5, Marsh Brows, Formby, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L37 2ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| L37 2EU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 75 times, for 952 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Alt.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formby Wastewater Treatment Works United Utilities | River Alt | 75 | 952 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L37 2ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L37 2EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Formby 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Freshfield 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Hightown 297,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queens Road Formby | 280 m |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sainsburys Formby Smart Charge | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 28 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Village Surgery Formby Good Nov 2016 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Elbow Lane Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Renacres Hospital Good Dec 2016 | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Locharwoods Care Home Good Feb 2019 | 80 m |
| Police station | Maghull Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *deposit & Withdrawl* The Cooperative Food Formby Queens Road, Formby | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,020 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Formby Beach | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Long Covert | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Formby Bank | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Taylor's Bank | Wetland | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Orrell Hill Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Formby Hills | Hills | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 addresses is 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 Sefton: see them on the Sefton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 380 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 49% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 56% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| Range High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 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; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 50.2 (44.2 in 2025 and 46.3 in 2024); 51.4% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 23.1% AAB or better; progress average |
| Woodlands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 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 | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 61% in 2023) |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
| Redgate Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 33% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
| Formby High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 51.5 (54.3 in 2025 and 54.4 in 2024); 53.5% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B; 19.6% AAB or better; progress above average |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 82% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 87% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.4 km (0.8 miles); the nearest is 250 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Formby L37 2EQ | Full day care | 66 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 250 m |
| LastAct L37 2HW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 330 m | |
| LastAct Studios L37 3PD | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Habla Bilingual Day Nursery L37 2DB | Full day care | 60 | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| LastAct After School Club Woodlands L37 2JN | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 770 m (0.5 miles) | |
| School's Out Woodlands L37 2JN | Out-of-school day care | 50 | Not inspected yet | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| LastAct L37 2LX | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Saint Jerome's Pre-School Playgroup L37 2LX | Full day care | 30 | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| The Learning Pad Private Tuition L37 3NP | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| LastAct L37 3HW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 61 childminders and 7 home childcarers (nannies) in Sefton. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locharwoods Care Home L37 2EU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
| Ash-Croft House L37 2EG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Canto L37 2EG | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2026 |
| Busy Bees in Formby L37 2EQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Formby Convenience Store L37 2HF | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2024 |
| Crispy Cod L37 2HF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Queens Road Social L37 2HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2026 |
| Co-Operative Food L37 2HG | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sealand Avenue (3); On or near Elson Road (2); On or near Andrews Lane (2); On or near Rostron Crescent (2); On or near Crescent Avenue (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2024 14:20 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the Minor road, with 11,954 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 470 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 11,954 counted 2025 | 0% | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Georgian Place · Carr's Crescent · Rostron Crescent · Elson Road · Andrews Yort · Andrews Close · Eccles Road · Carr's Crescent West · Buckingham Grove · Sealand Avenue · Sutton Road · Funchal Avenue
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.