Dorbett Drive Crosby, Sefton
45 addresses across 3 postcodes (L23), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34100861.
- Sales: 43 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £282,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (D: 13, E: 11).
- Flood: 14 addresses on its postcodes are 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 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 Waterloo (Merseyside), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rimrose Valley Country Park, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 12 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is 42 Kingsway, about 430 m (0.3 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 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 | 2 | £282,500 | £260,000 | £305,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £270,500 | £261,000 | £280,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £190,000 | £185,000 | £195,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £270,500 | £266,000 | £275,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £203,000 | £177,500 | £225,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £203,250 | £185,000 | £250,000 |
| 2018 | 5 | £195,000 | £165,000 | £230,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £224,500 | £224,500 | £224,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £140,000 | £129,350 | £146,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | 43 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2025 | 20 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 17 May 2024 | 15A L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £261,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 18 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2023 | 3 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2023 | 13 L23 0RY | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 7 L23 0RY | Terraced | £266,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2022 | 1 L23 0RY | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2020 | 6 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £203,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2020 | 15A L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2020 | 37 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 11 Sep 2019 | 9A L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 24 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £186,500 | |
| 12 Jun 2019 | 7 L23 0RY | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | 1 L23 0RY | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 20 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 9 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2018 | 12 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Sep 2018 | 2A L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2018 | 21 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 23 May 2018 | 41 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2017 | 21 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £130,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jan 2017 | 2 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £224,500 | |
| 18 Mar 2015 | 7 L23 0RY | Terraced | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Dec 2014 | 9 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2013 | 11 L23 0RY | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2012 | 1 L23 0RY | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2012 | 15A L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £146,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2012 | 32 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £129,350 | |
| 2 Jul 2010 | 33 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2009 | 11A L23 0RY | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 9 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £159,500 | |
| 10 Jun 2005 | 4 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 4 May 2004 | 16 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2002 | 5 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £79,995 | |
| 9 Mar 2001 | 28 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2000 | 9A L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £63,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 9 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 14 Dec 1998 | 3 L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £54,500 | |
| 15 May 1998 | 26 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £66,000 | |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 12 L23 0RZ | Semi-detached | £47,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1997 | 13 L23 0RY | Terraced | £54,000 | |
| 4 Jun 1997 | 15A L23 0RY | Semi-detached | £54,000 |
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (20); House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (17); 1950-1966 (6); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (18); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
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 (71% of about 630 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)
- Land Adj To The Junction Of Hicks Road, Park Road, Crosby & Hightown, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Park House, Park Road, Crosby & Hightown, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Site of Sefton Works, Field Lane, Netherton, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Heron House, Crosby Road North, Crosby & Hightown, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 October 2026 to 13 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 8 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 23 September 2026 to 24 September 2026: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L23 0RY | not in 2 or 3 | 9 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| L23 0RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| L23 0TE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 12 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L23 0RY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L23 0RZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L23 0TE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Waterloo (Merseyside) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Blundellsands and Crosby 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Seaforth and Litherland 852,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Derwent Road Crosby | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.7 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 42 Kingsway | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alexanders Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsway Dental Practice | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | First Response Team, Clock View Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Port of Liverpool Police | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rimrose Valley Country Park 116 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Brook Vale Playing Field 3.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 131 hectares in all.
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Burying Ground Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Moor Hey Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Merrilocks Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| The Vista | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 45 |
3 of the street's 45 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 Sefton: see them on the Sefton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Waterloo Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Forefield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hatton Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chesterfield High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikes Chip Shop L23 0QE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2024 |
| All in One L23 0QZ | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Alexanders Pharmacy L23 0QE | Retailers - other | 170 m | Exempt | |
| Stuart Wines L22 4QT | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Yungs Fish Bar L22 4QT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| St Faith's Parish Hall L22 4RE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2024 |
| Endbutt L23 0TU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Active Minds Day Centre and Social Club L23 0SL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 17 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rydal Avenue (7); On or near Derwent Road (6); On or near Kelvinside (5); On or near Brownmoor Park (4); On or near Glenby Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 8 October 2026 to 9 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 9 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Glenby Avenue · Buttermere Gardens · Stuart Road · Parkway · Derwent Road · Grasmere Gardens · Allenby Avenue · Rutherglen Avenue · Kelvinside · Rydal Avenue · Myers Road East · Whitham 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.
- 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.