Dovedale Avenue Maghull, Sefton
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (L31), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34100868.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £261,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 4).
- Flood: 10 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 Maghull, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, and Dodd's Park (1.2 hectares) is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is High Pastures Surgery, about 280 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 99% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 34 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 | 1 | £261,500 | £261,500 | £261,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £160,000 | £141,000 | £189,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £154,000 | £154,000 | £154,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £183,500 | £183,500 | £183,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £102,000 | £102,000 | £102,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £82,000 | £82,000 | £82,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £68,000 | £68,000 | £68,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | 9 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £261,500 | |
| 3 May 2024 | 1 L31 8ED | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 4 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2016 | 9 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2013 | 11 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £189,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2013 | 12 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2013 | 4 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £141,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2012 | 9 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2004 | 2 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £183,500 | |
| 13 Sep 2002 | 5 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £102,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2001 | 7 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £82,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 12 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £68,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 3 L31 8ED | Semi-detached | £65,000 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 (56% of about 640 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)
- HARRISON HOUSE, PARKHAVEN TRUST, LIVERPOOL ROAD SOUTH, MAGHULL & AINTREE, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Deyes Lane, Deyes Lane, Maghull & Aintree, permissioned (870 m (0.5 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, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L31 8ED | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| L31 8DX | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 14 m and 15 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L31 8DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L31 8ED | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maghull 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Maghull North 614,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Old Roan 963,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dodds Lane Maghull | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M Central Square Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 21.3 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest High Pastures Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eastway Dental Surgery | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashworth Hospital Healthcare Registry | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Maghull Police Station | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Br Spar Laceby, Laceby | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,270 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Dodd's Park 1.2 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,120 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Maghull Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 800 m (0.5 miles) south. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Maghull Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Maghull Manor moated site | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Holt Green | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Lydiate Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Big Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Massam's Wood | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Deyes High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Northway Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lydiate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Maghull High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 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: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Maricourt Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St George's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Summerhill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hare & Hounds L31 2HF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2025 |
| G Callaghan & Son L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Waterfields (Leigh) Ltd L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Pound Bakery L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2024 |
| K & K Meats L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Card Factory L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 280 m | Exempt | |
| Superdrug Stores Plc L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 290 m | Exempt | |
| Maghull Community Association L31 2JH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd L31 0AE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 300 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2023 |
| Furusato Bar & Grill L31 0DQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Boots L31 2PQ | Retailers - other | 330 m | Exempt | |
| Domino's Pizza L31 0AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Maghull Post Office L31 0AE | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Lu & Lo Coffee L31 2HW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| One Central L31 0AE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Westway (10); On or near Swalegate (6); On or near Burgess Gardens (5); On or near Westover Road (3); On or near Dawson Gardens (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 99% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 0% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- Food hygiene ratings K & K Meats (retailers - other, L31 0AE) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 21 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Dale Close · Burgess Gardens · East Meade · Rockfield Gardens · Kildale Close · Liverpool Road North · Green Lane · Dawson Gardens · Swalegate · Windle Ash · Westover Close · Westover 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.