Raby Close Southport, Sefton
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (PR9), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34105361.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £309,995 across 5 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: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 14).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 40 times (121 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Crowland Street - Energy Recovery Park, is 2.6 km (1.6 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 Meols Cop, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Marshside Surgery, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- MP: Patrick Hurley, Labour, MP for Southport.
- Council: Meols ward, Sefton: Liberal Democrat won all 3 seats at its latest election, on 7 May 2026.
- Crime: 26 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | £309,995 | £284,995 | £339,995 |
| 2023 | 9 | £269,995 | £199,995 | £359,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2023 | 1 PR9 8SZ | Semi-detached | £199,995 | New build. |
| 12 May 2023 | 2 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £269,995 | New build. |
| 2 Jun 2023 | 3 PR9 8SZ | Semi-detached | £199,995 | New build. |
| 19 May 2023 | 4 PR9 8SZ | Semi-detached | £249,995 | New build. |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 5 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £329,995 | New build. |
| 1 Jun 2023 | 6 PR9 8SZ | Semi-detached | £249,995 | New build. |
| 2 Jun 2023 | 7 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £359,995 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 8 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £349,995 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 9 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £272,995 | New build. |
| 15 Mar 2024 | 10 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £309,995 | New build. |
| 8 Mar 2024 | 11 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £284,995 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2023 | 12 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £284,995 | New build. |
| 24 May 2024 | 14 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £309,995 | New build. |
| 2 Dec 2024 | 15 PR9 8SZ | Detached | £339,995 | New build. |
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
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, detached (10); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 2023 (14).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 6,286 kWh of it on average in 2024, 45% less than the district's 11,336 kWh, and 2,111 kWh of electricity, 31% less than the district's 3,039 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR9 8SZ | 14 | 1,518 kWh | 14 | 5,270 kWh |
| PR9 8TA | 50 | 1,692 kWh | 50 | 5,607 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 PR9.
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 (60% 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): 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)
- Former Phillip's Factory, Balmoral Drive, Southport, not permissioned (60 m)
- Land at New Lane, Crossens, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowland Street - Energy Recovery Park Sefton DC/2021/02723 | Anaerobic digestion | Planning application made Nov 2021 | 2.6 km (1.6 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR9 8SZ | zone 3 | ||
| PR9 8TA | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | 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
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 40 times, for 121 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Ribble, Three Pool's Waterway, Three Pools Waterway.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral Drive/North Road Cso United Utilities | River Ribble | 3 | 26 | 220 m |
| Tbc United Utilities | Three Pool's Waterway | 6 | 26 | 370 m |
| Outs119 Rufford Rd Cso 382Pz United Utilities | Three Pools Waterway | 31 | 69 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR9 8SZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PR9 8TA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Meols Cop 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Southport 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bescar Lane 2,440 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashby Road Crossens | 100 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 37.5 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Marshside Surgery Good May 2024 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fylde Road Pharmacy | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cambridge Road (Dental Surgery) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Hartley Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sefton New Directions Limited - Chase Heys Resource Centre Good Jul 2018 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Southport Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Fylde Road, Marsh Side Cashzone | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.6 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchtown Botanic Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 48 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchtown Botanic Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hesketh Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pool Covert | Wood | 380 m north-west |
| Serpentine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Fish Pond Covert | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bankfield Plantation | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Marshside Marsh | Wetland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Southport Beach | Beach | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 15 |
7 of the street's 15 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 Sefton: see them on the Sefton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 15% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 65% in 2023) |
| Crossens Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | |
| Churchtown Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 59% in 2023) |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 36% in 2023) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Marshside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 50% in 2024 and 59% in 2023) |
| Stanley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 40.8 (40.6 in 2025 and 39.1 in 2024); 33.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 910 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthberts Pre-School Playgroup PR9 7NN | Full day care | 35 | Outstanding (Jan 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Zigzags @ St Patrick's Ltd PR9 9RR | Out-of-school day care | 42 | Dec 2025: Expected standard in 4 areas | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Stop PR9 8LP | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Slackey Lane (11); On or near The Mallards (8); On or near Lexton Drive (5); On or near The Grange (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 20 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2025 15:40 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 23 Jan 2023 16:10 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 20 mph | Daylight |
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
Politics
This street is in the Southport constituency. Its MP is Patrick Hurley, Labour.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hurley (elected) | Labour | 17,252 | 38.3% | +1.5 |
| Damien Moore | Conservative | 11,463 | 25.4% | -24.9 |
| Andrew Lynn | Reform UK | 7,395 | 16.4% | |
| Erin Harvey | Liberal Democrat | 5,868 | 13.0% | +0.5 |
| Edwin Black | Green Party | 2,159 | 4.8% | +4.4 |
| Sean Halsall | Independent | 922 | 2.1% |
Labour gain from Conservative, with a majority of 5,789 votes (12.8%). 45,059 valid votes from an electorate of 73,641, a turnout of 61.4%.
Change is in percentage points of the vote on 2019, recalculated for the 2024 boundaries (the notional result), so it compares like with like where the constituency changed shape; it is blank where the party or candidate did not stand in 2019.
Council: Meols ward, Sefton
This street is in this ward. Its latest election was on 7 May 2026, for 3 seats.
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| John Dodd (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 2,205 |
| Daniel George Lewis (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 1,822 |
| Lauren Keith (elected) | Liberal Democrat | 1,807 |
| Peyton Megan Edwards | Reform UK | 1,343 |
| Catherine Mary Stephenson | Reform UK | 1,276 |
| Larry Sweeney | Reform UK | 1,272 |
| Joseph Thomas Hart | Labour | 393 |
| Pauline Ann Hesketh | Green Party | 361 |
| Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh | Conservative | 352 |
| Ros Mason | Labour | 351 |
| Bob Teesdale | Conservative | 350 |
| Darcy Iveson-Berkeley | Conservative | 329 |
| Daniel Max Longdon | Green Party | 328 |
| Jack Finlay Rogan | Labour | 312 |
| Graham Bentley | Green Party | 299 |
| Frances Davies | Southport Community Independents | 103 |
Councils elect all their members every four years or a third of them in three years out of four, so the members for a ward can come from more than one election; a councillor may have changed party since being elected.
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
Woodcroft Close · The Mallards · Ashby Road · Rufford Road · Evesham Drive · Belsay Close · Lexton Drive · Conwy Close · Lydford Close · The Grange · Balmoral Close · Slackey 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; 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.