Croft Drive Caldy, Wirral
22 addresses across 4 postcodes (CH48), about 770 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 44500907.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £3,499,750 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 4, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 G; 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 West Kirby, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wirral Country Park, is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Marine Lake Medical Practice, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 53% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £3,499,750 | £3,499,750 | £3,499,750 |
| 2022 | 1 | £915,000 | £915,000 | £915,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £982,500 | £982,500 | £982,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £1,890,000 | £1,890,000 | £1,890,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £972,500 | £795,000 | £1,150,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £499,500 | £499,500 | £499,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £1,175,000 | £1,025,000 | £1,325,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £1,028,000 | £1,028,000 | £1,028,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 1995 | 2 | £217,000 | £179,000 | £255,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2024 | 16 CH48 2JW | Other | £2,150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 May 2024 | 18 CH48 2JW | Detached | £3,499,750 | |
| 27 Jul 2022 | 21 CH48 2JW | Detached | £915,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2021 | LANE END, 20 CH48 2JW | Other | £1,950,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 6 CH48 2JN | Detached | £982,500 | |
| 11 Sep 2020 | 16 CH48 2JW | Detached | £1,890,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2019 | 26 CH48 2JN | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2017 | THE OLD NINETEENTH CH48 2JN | Other | £900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 May 2017 | 9 CH48 2JN | Detached | £1,150,000 | |
| 5 May 2017 | 18 CH48 2JW | Detached | £795,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2017 | 10 CH48 2JN | Other | £1,025,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Aug 2012 | 14 CH48 2JW | Detached | £499,500 | |
| 20 Jan 2009 | 17 CH48 2JW | Detached | £1,000,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2007 | 18 CH48 2JW | Detached | £1,025,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2007 | 7 CH48 2JN | Detached | £1,325,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2006 | 7 CH48 2JN | Detached | £1,028,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2002 | ROSELANDS CH48 2JW | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 1 Nov 1995 | 7 CH48 2JN | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 17 Mar 1995 | ROSE COTTAGE CH48 2JW | Detached | £179,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 274 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (3); 1900-1929 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 G (62% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Caldy Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 27 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: yes, Wirral.
Listed buildings
- BANKS FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Whytethorne, 74 Caldy Road, Caldy, CH48 2HW: up to 1 home, permissioned (260 m)
- Cedar Cottage, 10 Croft Drive West, Caldy, CH48 2JG: up to 1 home, permissioned (360 m)
- The Sundial, 61 Caldy Road, Caldy, CH48 2HN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 October 2026 to 28 October 2026: MANWEB, Disconnection or alteration of supply, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH48 2JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH48 2JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH48 2HZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH48 2JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 14 m and 37 m above sea level (23 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH48 2HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH48 2JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH48 2JN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH48 2JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Kirby 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hoylake 470,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Manor Road 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kings Drive Caldy | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Dee Lane Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 21.1 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marine Lake Medical Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Audrey's Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Banks House Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Arrowe Park Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Moreton Police Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food West Kirby, West Kirby Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wirral Country Park 45 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 790 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,800 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Ashton Park Allotments 1,670 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) north. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Caldy Hill | Hill | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Cubbins Green | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Caldy Blacks | Beach | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Dawpool Bank | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| Heswall Dales | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 22 |
3 of the street's 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ashmore Close (7); On or near Jellicoe Close (1); On or near Shore Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: MANWEB: Disconnection or alteration of supply, 22 October 2026 to 28 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CH48 2JN: 12 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- CH48 2JW: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- CH48 2HZ: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- CH48 2JL: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Davenport Close · Beatty Close · Cunningham Close · Shore Lane · Jellicoe Close · Shore Lane · Ashmore Close · Rubbing Stone · Mill Hey Road · Caldy Chase Drive · The Green · The Finney
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.