Ravenstone Close Wallasey, Wirral
11 addresses across 1 postcode (CH49), about 90 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 44504917.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £365,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 3).
- 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 C; 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 Moreton (Merseyside), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 180 m away, and Upton Park (13 hectares) is about 380 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Moreton Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £317,500 | £310,000 | £325,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £241,500 | £230,000 | £253,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £222,500 | £222,500 | £222,500 |
| 2015 | 2 | £227,500 | £205,000 | £250,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £212,000 | £212,000 | £212,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £197,500 | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £144,000 | £144,000 | £144,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | £128,950 | £103,450 | £133,450 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2024 | 2 CH49 4RX | Detached | £365,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Sep 2023 | 8 CH49 4RX | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2022 | 2 CH49 4RX | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2021 | 4 CH49 4RX | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 9 CH49 4RX | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2017 | 9 CH49 4RX | Detached | £253,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 8 CH49 4RX | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 5 CH49 4RX | Detached | £222,500 | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 7 CH49 4RX | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2015 | 1 CH49 4RX | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2009 | 8 CH49 4RX | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 6 May 2005 | 1 CH49 4RX | Detached | £212,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2004 | 10 CH49 4RX | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | 6 CH49 4RX | Detached | £197,500 | |
| 6 Sep 2002 | 2 CH49 4RX | Detached | £144,000 | |
| 22 Dec 2000 | 8 CH49 4RX | Detached | £133,450 | New build. |
| 8 Dec 2000 | 3 CH49 4RX | Detached | £129,950 | New build. |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 4 CH49 4RX | Detached | £103,450 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2000 | 10 CH49 4RX | Detached | £128,950 | New build. |
| 19 Jun 2000 | 9 CH49 4RX | Detached | £119,950 | New build. |
| 10 Mar 2000 | 5 CH49 4RX | Detached | £129,950 | New build. |
| 26 Jan 2000 | 7 CH49 4RX | Detached | £119,950 | New build. |
| 21 Dec 1999 | 6 CH49 4RX | Detached | £129,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 114 m². Most common: House, detached (8). Built: 1996-2002 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 C (59% of about 910 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: in a protected area: Wirral Borough Council WR0221, Wirral Borough Council WR0221.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Unused Land, Kenilworth Gardens, Upton, permissioned (350 m)
- The Overchurch PH, 129 Royden Road, Upton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Ashton House, Chadwick Street, Moreton: up to 10 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 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
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 17 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH49 4RX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moreton (Merseyside) 553,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Leasowe 521,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Upton (Merseyside) 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Croft Drive Moreton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Birkenhead Bus Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moreton Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Arrowe Park Hospital | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Moreton Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Saughall Massie, Upton | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Upton Park 13 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,170 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall, a scheduled monument, 290 m south. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall | Scheduled monument | 290 m south |
| Flaybrick Memorial Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Bidston Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Moreton Beach | Beach | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Dove Point | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Roodee Mere | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Prenton Dell | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 11 |
6 of the street's 11 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 Wirral: see them on the Wirral page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Overchurch Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Overchurch Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 610 m (0.4 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: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Chapelhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Upton Hall School FCJ Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eastway Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lingham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Brookdale Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees at Wirral Moreton CH46 0SF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Little Robins Nursery CH49 4NS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Overchurch Junior School CH49 4NS | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2026 |
| St Josephs R C Primary School CH49 6LL | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Upton Hall Rc Aided School CH49 6LJ | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Christ Church C E Primary School CH46 0PB | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ravenstone Close (10); On or near Pembroke Avenue (5); On or near Croft Drive (5); On or near M53 (4); On or near Fernbank Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 85% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
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
- CH49 4RX: 11 addresses of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Little Meadow Close · Upton Road · Fernbank Lane · Pembroke Avenue · Paulsfield Drive · Gilwell Avenue · M53 · M53 · Far Hey Drive · Harefields Way · M53 · M53
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.