Melling Road Wallasey, Wirral
46 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH45), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44502301.
- Sales: 60 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £243,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10, D: 8, E: 7).
- Flood: 4 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 A; Band D in Wirral costs £2,501 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is New Brighton, about 900 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Vale Park, is about 130 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 29 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 46 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Georges Medical Centre, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £243,250 | £191,500 | £295,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £222,500 | £222,500 | £222,500 |
| 2024 | 4 | £136,250 | £90,000 | £193,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £95,000 | £91,250 | £215,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £93,750 | £90,000 | £204,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £66,000 | £50,000 | £164,832 |
| 2020 | 1 | £79,500 | £79,500 | £79,500 |
| 2019 | 3 | £82,500 | £75,000 | £180,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £65,000 | £55,000 | £75,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £140,000 | £71,500 | £140,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £75,000 | £70,000 | £154,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 5 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £191,500 | |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 11 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £222,500 | |
| 20 Dec 2024 | FLAT 2, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2024 | FLAT 16, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Sep 2024 | 14 CH45 1NQ | Terraced | £193,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2024 | 25 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 18 Aug 2023 | 13 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2023 | FLAT 6, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jun 2023 | FLAT 15, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £92,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 2023 | 15 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £212,000 | |
| 26 May 2023 | FLAT 13, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £91,250 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2022 | FLAT 4, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Dec 2022 | FLAT 9, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £93,750 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 9 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £204,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2021 | FLAT 10, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 May 2021 | 31 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £164,832 | |
| 26 Jan 2021 | FLAT 6, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £66,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jan 2020 | FLAT 14, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £79,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 3 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2019 | FLAT 3, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Mar 2019 | FLAT 12, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £82,500 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Nov 2018 | FLAT 5, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2018 | FLAT 11, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jul 2016 | FLAT 8, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Nov 2015 | FLAT 1, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £71,500 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Sep 2015 | 11 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 9 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2014 | FLAT 13, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2014 | 2 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | FLAT 3, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Nov 2013 | FLAT 5, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 21 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £109,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2011 | 6 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2010 | FLAT 3, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Mar 2010 | FLAT 4, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jun 2009 | 20 CH45 1NQ | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2008 | FLAT 16, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Feb 2007 | FLAT 12, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £92,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jan 2007 | 11 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £145,500 | |
| 25 Nov 2005 | 29 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £152,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2004 | FLAT 5, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £71,250 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 29 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £146,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2004 | 3 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £136,950 | |
| 27 Nov 2003 | 13 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2003 | 21 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £79,950 | |
| 20 Jun 2003 | 16 CH45 1NQ | Terraced | £89,950 | |
| 20 Jun 2003 | 6 CH45 1NQ | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2002 | FLAT 7, MELLING COURT CH45 1NN | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 7 CH45 1NQ | Terraced | £59,950 |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 99 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); Flat (11); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1900-1929 (13); 1996-2002 (7); 2003-2006 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (21); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 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 A (51% 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: 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)
- 169-171 Victoria Road, New Brighton: up to 14 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Old Manor Club, Withens Lane, Liscard, CH45 7NF: up to 10 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- New Palace Amusements, Marine Promenade, New Brighton: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Former Grand Hotel, Marine Promenade, New Brighton (567600): up to 12 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Former Hollins Hey Hotel, Victoria Road, New Brighton, Wirral, CH45 0JY: up to 14 homes, pending decision (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Mariners Park, Ismay Drive, Egremont, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility 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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH45 1NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
| CH45 1NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 46 addresses are between 29 m and 34 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH45 1NN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CH45 1NQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | New Brighton 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Wallasey Grove Road 499,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Wallasey Village 469,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Birch Grove New Brighton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Liscard Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Georges Medical Centre | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Road (Dental Surgery) | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Central Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Wallasey Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mount Pleasant Stores Cashzone | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vale Park 4.0 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,540 m² | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Earlston Gardens Allotments 2,120 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
12 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Huskisson Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Great Burbo Bank | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Bidston Moss | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 46 |
8 of the street's 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 260 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Liscard Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mount Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 910 m (0.6 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 |
| Co-op Academy Oldershaw | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 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 |
| Egremont Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St George's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New World Fish & Chips CH45 1HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Mar 2026 |
| River Coffee Lounge CH45 1HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Magic Spices CH45 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Nickel City Kitchen CH45 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Elsie’s Bakehouse & Tea Room CH45 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Rockwood Bistro CH45 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Nuda CH45 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Ocean Wave CH45 1HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Bunnell Greengrocer CH45 1HE | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 29 Mar 2017 |
| Hearth CH45 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| T & B Local CH45 1HD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 150 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2023 |
| Vintage Weighs Refill Shop CH45 1HD | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 6 Mar 2021 |
| Owens & Son CH45 1HE | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Four Seasons Superstore CH45 1HE | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2018 |
| Dodgshons Bakery Ltd CH45 5AD | Retailers - other | 210 m | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dalton Road (19); On or near Westmoreland Road (9); On or near Cambridge Road (6); On or near Ash Grove (6); On or near Gordon Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Bernard Avenue · Birch Grove · Ash Grove · Melling Road · Aylesbury Road · Nelson Street · Lichfield Street · Vale Drive · Cumberland Road · Woodland Drive · Westbank Avenue · Magazine Lane
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.