Norris Way Formby, Sefton
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (L37), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34102065.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £282,500 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Sefton cost £221,105 in August 2026 (+2% on a year); private rents averaged £940 a month.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, North Moss Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Farm, is 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- 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 Formby, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chapel Lane Surgery, about 910 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 21 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £282,500 | £230,000 | £335,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £239,950 | £239,950 | £239,950 |
| 2007 | 1 | £177,000 | £177,000 | £177,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £184,000 | £184,000 | £184,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £146,825 | £126,950 | £166,700 |
| 2002 | 1 | £124,950 | £124,950 | £124,950 |
| 2000 | 1 | £67,500 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £77,000 | £77,000 | £77,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £63,250 | £58,000 | £68,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2026 | 2 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 12 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 5 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2022 | 15 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2017 | 10 L37 8DB | Detached | £239,950 | |
| 4 Apr 2007 | 14 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £177,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2006 | 2 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £184,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2003 | 11 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £166,700 | |
| 20 Feb 2003 | 2 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £126,950 | |
| 1 Nov 2002 | 6 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £124,950 | |
| 4 Feb 2000 | 6 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £67,500 | |
| 28 May 1999 | 4 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £77,000 | |
| 11 Sep 1998 | 15 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £68,500 | |
| 16 Jan 1998 | 2 L37 8DB | Semi-detached | £58,000 |
House prices and rents in Sefton
A typical home in Sefton cost £221,105 in August 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 23% more than five years earlier and 50% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £386,996 |
| Semi-detached | £246,240 |
| Terraced | £181,535 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,367 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £189,330 |
Private renters in Sefton paid £940 a month on average in September 2026, 5% more than a year before. That is 41% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £623 |
| Two bedrooms | £815 |
| Three bedrooms | £995 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,414 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1950-1966 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 12,532 kWh of it on average in 2024, 8% less than the district's 13,687 kWh, and 2,885 kWh of electricity, 17% less than the district's 3,471 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L37 8DB | 14 | 2,068 kWh | 14 | 10,742 kWh |
| L37 8DF | 29 | 2,655 kWh | 29 | 13,328 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is L37.
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 (46% of about 670 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)
- Mushroom Farm, 8-10, Cable Street, Formby, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- AMBULANCE STATION, CHURCH ROAD, Formby, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Formby Youth Club, Cheapside, Formby, not permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Moss Lane - Solar Photovoltaic Farm Sefton DC/2025/00299 | Solar farm | 9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Aug 2025 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Jemmys Carr Sefton DC/2015/01266 | Solar farm | 5 MW | Being built Sep 2019 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L37 8DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| L37 8DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L37 8DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L37 8DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Formby 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Freshfield 589,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Hightown 297,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Smithy Green Freshfield | 170 m |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 28.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapel Lane Surgery Good Jul 2017 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Volynchook Mason Allen And Assoc | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Renacres Hospital Good Dec 2016 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Halcyon House Good Nov 2018 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Maghull Police Station | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Premier Formby Cashzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,240 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,110 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 80 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,530 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Long Covert | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| West Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Bolton's Croft | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Formby Hills | Hills | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Mad Wharf | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Formby Beach | Beach | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Freshfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Redgate Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Formby High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodlands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Apr 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 |
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 340 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LastAct After School Club Freshfield L37 3JT | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 340 m | |
| Early Days Day Nursery L37 3NB | Full day care | 96 | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| The Learning Pad Private Tuition L37 3NP | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 860 m (0.5 miles) | |
| LastAct L37 3HW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 61 childminders and 7 home childcarers (nannies) in Sefton. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshfield Primary School L37 3JT | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Halcyon House L37 3LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
| Home Bargains L37 8EG | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Smithy Green (6); On or near Bull Cop (5); On or near Devon Farm Way (5); On or near Norris Way (4); On or near Shaw Crescent (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 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) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, semi-detached (lodged 16 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Shaw Crescent · Cattan Green · Gardner Road · Devon Farm Way · Mawdsley Close · Moss Green · Smithy Green · Bull Cop · Moss Side · Gardner Road · Burlington Avenue · Smithy Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.