Lansdowne Place Birkenhead, Wirral
23 addresses across 3 postcodes (CH43), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44502019.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £107,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 3).
- 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 A; 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 Birkenhead North, about 480 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, and Birkenhead Park (55 hectares) is about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Paxton Medical Group, about 680 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £35,840 | £35,840 | £35,840 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2018 | 6 CH43 7SH | Terraced | £107,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2005 | 11 CH43 7SH | Terraced | £35,840 |
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 58 m². Most common: Flat (10); House, end-terrace (4); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1930-1949 (8); 1967-1975 (5); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); owner-occupied (2).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (82% of about 1,790 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)
- Invogue Design, 837-839 Corporation Road, Birkenhead, permissioned (330 m)
- Former Housing, Buccleuch Street, Birkenhead: up to 178 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- The Open Arms PH, Bidston Avenue, Claughton: up to 42 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Gas Holder, Patten Street, Birkenhead, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Cleared Site, Adj 36 Patten Street, Birkenhead, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Housing , 1 to 53 Bluewood Drive, Bidston: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Former Housing , 2 to 104 Bluewood Drive, Bidston: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 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
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 23 addresses are between 19 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH43 7RS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH43 7SH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH43 7XD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birkenhead North 944,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Birkenhead Park 670,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bidston 301,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lansdowne Road Birkenhead | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Seaview Road Pay & Display Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paxton Medical Group | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Claughton Pharmacy | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Road North Dental Surgery | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Laird Street Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office-Hoylake Road | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Birkenhead Park 55 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,950 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 50 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 105 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 430 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Flaybrick Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Bidston Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Birkenhead Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Birch Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Taylor's Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Gillbrook Basin | Lake or reservoir | 950 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Tranmere Beach | Beach | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the street's 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidston Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Co-op Academy Portland | Primary | 3–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Birkenhead Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Anselm's College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Birkenhead High School Academy | All-through | 3–19 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 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; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Weatherhead High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Birkenhead Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 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: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan Road Church CH43 7SJ | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Laird Street Superstore CH41 7AL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 220 m | 4 Good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Golden Hoylake CH41 7BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 May 2026 |
| BLESSED HOUSE CH41 0AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Hoylake General Stores CH41 7BX | Retailers - other | 250 m | 4 Good | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Miriam Day Nursery CH41 7AL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Open Door Cafe, St James Centre CH41 7AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jun 2025 |
| Sea Breeze Fish Bar CH41 7BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 4 Good | 8 Sep 2025 |
| GO LOCAL LANDSDOWNE MINI MART CH41 7AA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 300 m | 4 Good | 27 Dec 2025 |
| KFC CH41 0AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Iceland CH41 7BG | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Asda CH41 7BG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 330 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
| North Star Public House CH41 8ER | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Birkenhead Grange CH41 7DH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Cake Treats CH41 0BS | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 56 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St James Road (28); On or near Lower Flaybrick Road (18); On or near Lansdowne Road (17); On or near Lansdowne Place (16); On or near Laird Close (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 1 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 Our Local (retailers - other, CH41 0AT) is no longer listed; it was rated 3 Generally satisfactory found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Lansdowne Road · Tollemache Road · Sumner Road · Arkle Road · Warrender Drive · Egan Road · Oakwood Park · Arkle Road · Laird Close · Markham Grove · Vulcan Close · Mercer 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.