Gorsehill Road Wallasey, Wirral
53 addresses across 5 postcodes (CH45), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44501453.
- Sales: 44 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £416,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 9, E: 5, F: 1).
- 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 B; 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 New Brighton, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Gorse Millennium Green, is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 50 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 53 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Georges Medical Centre, about 360 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 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 | £416,000 | £416,000 | £416,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £349,000 | £349,000 | £349,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2020 | 5 | £233,000 | £123,000 | £312,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £282,000 | £282,000 | £282,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £187,000 | £110,000 | £210,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £159,250 | £88,500 | £230,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £112,000 | £112,000 | £112,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £290,000 | £285,000 | £295,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2025 | 57 CH45 9JB | Detached | £416,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2022 | 13 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £349,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 19 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 31 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £312,500 | |
| 3 Jul 2020 | 47 CH45 9JB | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2020 | 7A CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £134,950 | |
| 26 Feb 2020 | 5A CH45 9JA | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2020 | 17 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £233,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2019 | GARAGE, 6 CH45 9JB | Other | £4,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Feb 2019 | 41 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £282,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2019 | GARAGE, 6 CH45 9JB | Other | £2,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 3 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Sep 2016 | 11 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 51 CH45 9JB | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2015 | 33 CH45 9JA | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 22 May 2014 | 19 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 35A CH45 9JA | Flat or maisonette | £88,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Oct 2011 | 3 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £112,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2010 | 7A CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2009 | 8 CH45 9JB | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2007 | 21 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2007 | 8 CH45 9JB | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2006 | 53 CH45 9JB | Semi-detached | £172,500 | |
| 4 Aug 2005 | 35 CH45 9JA | Flat or maisonette | £92,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2003 | 7 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | 31 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 1 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £122,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 17 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 30 May 2002 | 25 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 30 May 2002 | 5A CH45 9JA | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2001 | 8 CH45 9JB | Detached | £146,000 | |
| 28 May 1999 | 7 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £47,500 | |
| 29 Jan 1999 | 25 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £67,000 | |
| 6 Nov 1998 | 7A CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 1 Sep 1998 | 15 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £53,500 | |
| 24 Feb 1998 | 25 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 19 Dec 1997 | 5A CH45 9JA | Terraced | £47,500 | New build. |
| 19 Dec 1997 | 7 CH45 9JA | Terraced | £45,120 | |
| 29 Oct 1997 | 19 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £69,500 | |
| 3 Oct 1997 | 5 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 17 Sep 1997 | 7A CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £44,000 | |
| 6 Dec 1996 | 55 CH45 9JB | Semi-detached | £65,000 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | 31 CH45 9JA | Semi-detached | £55,000 | |
| 28 Mar 1996 | 35 CH45 9JA | Flat or maisonette | £20,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 123 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); Flat (4); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1900-1929 (9); 1930-1949 (4); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 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 B (39% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GORSEHILL WATER TOWER, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Hollins Hey Hotel, Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 0JY: up to 14 homes, pending decision (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 169-171 Victoria Road, New Brighton: up to 14 homes, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Grand Hotel, Marine Promenade, New Brighton (567600): up to 12 homes, not permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 6 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: EE Ltd, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 53 addresses are between 50 m and 55 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH45 9JA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH45 9JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH45 9JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH45 9JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH45 9JR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Brighton 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Wallasey Grove Road 499,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Wallasey Village 469,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 64 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sudworth Road New Brighton | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Liscard Car Park | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Georges Medical Centre | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hose Side Dental Surgery | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Merseyside Police | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Local Zone Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gorse Millennium Green 5,110 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Earlston Gardens 1.8 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,540 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Earlston Gardens Allotments 2,120 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 8 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Captain's Pit Pond | Lake or reservoir | 430 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Great Burbo Bank | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south |
| Mockbeggar Wharf | Beach | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 52 | 53 |
1 of the street's 53 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 Wirral: see them on the Wirral page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 340 m | No published inspection |
| Mount Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| New Brighton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Oldershaw | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| St George's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Liscard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; 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 |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| The Mosslands School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Greenleas Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Local Zone CH45 9JS | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2024 |
| The Dolphin Sauna CH45 9JS | Retailers - other | 230 m | Exempt | |
| golden sunrise CH45 9JS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Newhaven Residential Home CH45 0LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Ahead Of The Game Foundation CH45 9JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Clarence Hotel Wallasey CH45 9JQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Rowlands Pharmacy CH45 5BG | Retailers - other | 380 m | Exempt | |
| Mount Primary School CH45 5HU | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| New Brighton Day Nursery CH45 5HU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Best One CH45 5EW | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Helen's Fish & Chips CH45 5EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Picasso pizza CH45 5EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 May 2026 |
| Pitter Patters Day Nursery CH45 0JS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Telegraph Inn CH45 5EN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| The Wallaseyans Club CH45 0JF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Feb 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ball Avenue (7); On or near Stoney Hey Road (7); On or near Langdale Road (5); On or near Sandymount Drive (4); On or near Bellfield Crescent (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 4 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: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CH45 9JA: 38 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- CH45 9JB: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- CH45 9JL: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- CH45 9JD: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
- CH45 9JR: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sudworth Road · Bellfield Crescent · Hamilton Road · Dorset Road · Highacre Road · Mount Road · The Coppice · Sidney Avenue · Harewood Road · Glen Park Road · Sandymount Drive · Stoneby Drive
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.