Penhale Close Liverpool
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (L17), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23606188.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £560,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 2).
- Flood: 2 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 B; Band D in Liverpool costs £2,674 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Michaels, about 280 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Festival Gardens, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 20 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 Sandringham Medical Centre, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £560,000 | £560,000 | £560,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £467,500 | £467,500 | £467,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £377,250 | £372,000 | £382,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £322,500 | £322,500 | £322,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £228,000 | £228,000 | £228,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £156,975 | £137,950 | £176,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £97,500 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £105,950 | £105,950 | £105,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2024 | 12 L17 5BT | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2022 | 11 L17 5BT | Detached | £467,500 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 12 L17 5BT | Other | £595,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 May 2021 | 6 L17 5BT | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2020 | 14 L17 5BT | Detached | £382,500 | |
| 21 Aug 2020 | 3 L17 5BT | Detached | £372,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2017 | 5 L17 5BT | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2017 | 15 L17 5BT | Detached | £290,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jun 2014 | 11 L17 5BT | Detached | £322,500 | |
| 26 Jul 2004 | 11 L17 5BT | Detached | £228,000 | |
| 9 May 2003 | 16 L17 5BT | Detached | £176,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2003 | 10 L17 5BT | Detached | £137,950 | |
| 24 Oct 2002 | 9 L17 5BT | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 14 Oct 1999 | 7 L17 5BT | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 1 Feb 1999 | 16 L17 5BT | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 25 Mar 1998 | 9 L17 5BT | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 1 Mar 1996 | 11 L17 5BT | Detached | £105,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 123 m². Most common: House, detached (9). Built: 1991-1995 (6); 1996-2002 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Liverpool in 2026-27: Band D £2,674 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,782 | £2,079 | £2,377 | £2,674 | £3,268 | £3,862 | £4,456 | £5,347 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 730 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): BEMPTON ROAD, BARCHESTER DRIVE, L17.
- 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)
- Car Park Tramway Road (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Moonwood, 220 A Aigburth Road (530 m (0.3 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L17 5BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| L17 5DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 17 m and 20 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L17 5BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L17 5DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Michaels 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| Aigburth 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Brunswick 847,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Michael's Interchange St Michaels | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Liverpool ONE Bus Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8 km (5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sandringham Medical Centre | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mccanns Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Mossley Hill Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Admiral Street Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Goldfingers Cashzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Festival Gardens 21 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 130 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Cloisters, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m north. 48 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Cloisters | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Glebelands | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north |
| Carfax | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north |
| Sefton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Princes Park, Liverpool | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 180 m north-west |
| Devil's Bank | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| South Ferry Basin | Tidal water | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| The Sloyne | Tidal water | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Garston Sands | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 15 |
1 of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 Liverpool: see them on the Liverpool page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | No published inspection |
| St Charles' Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 340 m | No published inspection |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Matthew Arnold Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Belvedere Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 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; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Margaret's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sudley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Silas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Hilda's Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegan Glo L17 7BL | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt | |
| Food for Thought at St Michael in the Hamlet L17 7BA | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2020 |
| Food for Thought at St Charles L17 7JA | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rosebourne Close (9); On or near Moel Famau View (4); On or near Rosewarne Close (3); On or near St Michael'S Church Road (2); On or near Savoylands Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Carleen Close · Bempton Road · Moel Famau View · Rosewarne Close · Springbourne Road · Kerris Close · Sunbourne Road · Windbourne Road · Rosebourne Close · Savoylands Close · St Michael's Church Road · Burgundy 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.
- 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.