Overdale Road Willaston, Cheshire West and Chester
26 addresses across 6 postcodes (CH64), about 380 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13600690.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £765,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 5, E: 4, G: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 E; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hooton, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wirral Country Park, is about 840 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 42 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Willaston Surgery, about 300 m away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £765,000 | £765,000 | £765,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £585,000 | £440,000 | £730,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £432,500 | £322,000 | £690,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £405,000 | £375,000 | £435,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | £430,000 | £247,475 | £655,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £595,000 | £595,000 | £595,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £428,500 | £425,000 | £432,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £257,500 | £257,500 | £257,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2021 | WINDLE COTTAGE CH64 1SZ | Detached | £765,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2016 | THE OAKS CH64 1SZ | Detached | £730,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2016 | TAKAPAU CH64 1SZ | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2014 | HARWOOD HOUSE CH64 1SX | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 2 May 2014 | CHESTNUT COTTAGE CH64 1SZ | Detached | £322,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2014 | THE PADDOCK CH64 1SY | Detached | £690,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2014 | WINDLE COTTAGE CH64 1SZ | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2013 | THE HOLLIES CH64 1SX | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2013 | WICKHAM ORCHARD CH64 1SZ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2011 | CHESTNUT COTTAGE CH64 1SZ | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2009 | WINDLE COTTAGE CH64 1SZ | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2008 | GRAYSWOOD CH64 1SZ | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2008 | GREENFIELD CH64 1SZ | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2008 | ROBIN HOUSE CH64 1SZ | Detached | £247,475 | |
| 27 Jun 2008 | ROSE BANK CH64 1SX | Detached | £655,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | CHESTNUT COTTAGE CH64 1SZ | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2006 | FORGLEN CH64 1SX | Detached | £595,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2004 | NEVERLAND CH64 1SZ | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2004 | THE OAKS CH64 1SZ | Detached | £432,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2002 | ROSE BANK CH64 1SX | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | FORGLEN CH64 1SX | Detached | £257,500 | |
| 6 Feb 1998 | THE SPINNEY CH64 1SY | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 25 Nov 1997 | APPLE PORCH CH64 1SX | Detached | £249,550 | |
| 3 Apr 1997 | WICKHAM ORCHARD CH64 1SZ | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 1 Aug 1996 | FORGLEN CH64 1SX | Detached | £206,185 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 190 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1930-1949 (3); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- Chestnut Cottage, Overdale Road, Willaston
- Forglen, Overdale Road, Willaston
- Greenfield, Overdale Road, Willaston
- Harwood House, Overdale Road, Willaston
- Robin House, Overdale Road, Willaston
- Takapau, Overdale Road, Willaston
- The Hollies, Overdale Road, Willaston
- The Oaks, Overdale Road, Willaston
- The Paddock, Overdale Road, Willaston
- Wickham Orchard, Overdale Road, Willaston
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire West and Chester in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,958 | £2,238 | £2,517 | £3,077 | £3,636 | £4,196 | £5,035 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (29% of about 580 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: yes, Cheshire West and Chester.
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH64 1SZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH64 1SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH64 1SY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH64 1SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CH64 1TD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CH64 1TW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 42 m and 44 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH64 1SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH64 1SX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH64 1SY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH64 1SZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH64 1TD | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| CH64 1TW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hooton 730,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Eastham Rake 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bromborough 531,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Change Lane Willaston | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Willaston Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wheatley (Dental Surgery) | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Clatterbridge Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Eastham Plymyard Avenue Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Wirral Country Park 45 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,440 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,830 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Willaston Old Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Willaston Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Plymyard Dale | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Jack's Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Ness Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Errington's Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Bentheath Covert | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Raby Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
1 of the street's 26 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 Cheshire West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willaston CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (merseyside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 10 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
- CH64 1SZ: 14 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- CH64 1SX: 6 addresses
- CH64 1SY: 3 addresses
- CH64 1SG: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- CH64 1TD: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- CH64 1TW: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wood Lane · Briardale Road · The Knowe · Hawthorne Drive · Laurel Drive · Field Hey Lane · Delamore's Acre
All the streets in CH64 and across Cheshire West and Chester.
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.