Pinewalks Ridge Birkenhead, Wirral
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH42), about 170 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 44504954.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1).
- 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 D; 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 Rock Ferry, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Walker Park, is about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 65 to 76 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Villa Medical Centre, about 950 m (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 347 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 D (29% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mountwood Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
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 5 addresses are between 65 m and 76 m above sea level (69 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH42 8NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH42 8PB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rock Ferry 686,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bebington 918,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Green Lane 375,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanley Avenue Higher Bebington | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Villa Medical Centre | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Pharmacy | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Dental Practice | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St. Catherines Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Tranmere, Higher Tranmere Cashzone | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Walker Park 5.6 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,200 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.6 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Storeton Hall, Bebington, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Storeton Hall, Bebington | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh Hey Covert | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Storeton Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Cow Hey Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Wirral | Headland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Trisha's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prenton High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–16 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Prenton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 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: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bedford Drive Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Devonshire Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Higher Bebington Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Town Lane Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Woodchurch Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): 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 |
| Well Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Inadequate (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mersey Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Lodge Nursing Home CH42 8LJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Prenton Golf Club CH42 8LW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Prenton Lawn Tennis Club CH42 8LY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stanley Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
Nearby streets
Stanley Avenue · Mount Wood Road · Burrell Road · Fairways · Brecon 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.