Riverslea Road Crosby, Sefton
63 addresses across 3 postcodes (L23), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34102420.
- Sales: 68 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £266,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 17, E: 8, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 38 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 Sefton costs £2,583 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 98% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Blundellsands and Crosby, about 610 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 63 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blundellsands Surgery, about 250 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £266,000 | £266,000 | £266,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | £238,000 | £210,000 | £245,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £240,000 | £160,000 | £257,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £190,000 | £175,000 | £205,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £140,000 | £98,000 | £182,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £179,975 | £175,950 | £184,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £162,000 | £145,000 | £170,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £148,000 | £90,000 | £183,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | £158,750 | £150,000 | £167,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | 20B L23 6SZ | Other | £80,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 May 2026 | 74 L23 6SZ | Terraced | £266,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 45 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £238,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 35 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 43 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2025 | 52 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2024 | 29 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2023 | 64 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £257,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 17 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2023 | 38 L23 6SZ | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2020 | 54 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 64 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | 38 L23 6SZ | Flat or maisonette | £98,000 | |
| 31 May 2019 | 43 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2018 | 9 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £184,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 54 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £175,950 | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 25 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | 45 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2015 | 64 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £159,000 | |
| 29 May 2015 | 76 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2015 | 7 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2015 | 44 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2014 | 5 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £183,500 | |
| 15 Oct 2014 | 84 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 45 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2014 | 17 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2014 | 42 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2013 | 13 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2013 | 23 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £167,500 | |
| 15 Mar 2012 | 50 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 36 L23 6SZ | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2011 | 22 L23 6SZ | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2011 | 27 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2009 | 82 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £167,500 | |
| 5 Jun 2009 | 43 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £156,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2005 | 41 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2004 | 46 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2004 | 74 L23 6SZ | Terraced | £178,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2004 | 44 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 29 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2002 | 10 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £82,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2001 | 82 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £76,500 | |
| 6 Apr 2001 | 34 L23 6SZ | Flat or maisonette | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Mar 2001 | 25 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £72,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2001 | 21 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £74,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2000 | 20B L23 6SZ | Flat or maisonette | £43,100 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Oct 2000 | 31 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £69,950 | |
| 28 Jul 2000 | 33 L23 6SY | Semi-detached | £65,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 36 L23 6SZ | Flat or maisonette | £49,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 50 L23 6SZ | Semi-detached | £59,950 |
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (29); Flat (3); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (24); 1950-1966 (7); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (34 addresses)
- 5 Riverslea Road
- 7 Riverslea Road
- 9, Riverslea Road
- 13, Riverslea Road
- 15, Riverslea Road
- 17, Riverslea Road
- 19, Riverslea Road
- 20b Riverslea Road
- 21, Riverslea Road
- 22, Riverslea Road
- 23, Riverslea Road
- 25, Riverslea Road
- 29 Riverslea Road
- 31, Riverslea Road
- 35 Riverslea Road
- 36, Riverslea Road
- 37, Riverslea Road
- 38, Riverslea Road
- 42, Riverslea Road
- 43 Riverslea Road
- 44, Riverslea Road
- 45 Riverslea Road
- 46, Riverslea Road
- 48, Riverslea Road
- 50, Riverslea Road
- 52 Riverslea Road
- 54, Riverslea Road
- 56, Riverslea Road
- 62, Riverslea Road
- 64 Riverslea Road
- 70, Riverslea Road
- 74 Riverslea Road
- 76, Riverslea Road
- 84, Riverslea Road
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 B (45% of about 670 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): Bootle and Waterloo HMO.
- 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)
- CHURCH HALL 17, MERSEY ROAD, Crosby & Hightown, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 23 September 2026: SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 21 addresses are in areas at high risk, 17 at medium risk and 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L23 6SZ | not in 2 or 3 | 11 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
| L23 6SY | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 4 / 1 | unlikely |
| L23 6SG | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 11 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 63 addresses are between 7 m and 11 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L23 6SG | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| L23 6SY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L23 6SZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blundellsands and Crosby 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Waterloo (Merseyside) 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Hall Road 384,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blundellsands and Crosby Station | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 20.9 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blundellsands Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oasis Dental Care LTD | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | First Response Team, Clock View Hospital | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Port of Liverpool Police | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Discount Food and Wine, Crosby Cashzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 31 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,340 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Waterloo Football Club 1.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Merrilocks Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Sniggery Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Burying Ground Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Great Burbo Bank | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 63 |
1 of the street's 63 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 Sefton: see them on the Sefton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 240 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ursuline Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Waterloo Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Valewood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, 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 |
| St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michaels Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Inadequate (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Leisure Centre * Cafe Vita L23 6SX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Jets L23 6SA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Coffee at Mencap L23 6SX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2022 |
| Royal Oak Hotel L22 6QN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 4 Good | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Pizzarios L23 6SG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 4 Good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Fortune Kitchen L23 6SG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 4 Good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Sesay's Bar & Kitchen L23 6SG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Luna & Wave Cafe L22 6QN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Pranzo L23 6SA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2025 |
| Go-Local L23 6SA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2018 |
| Cohens Chemist L23 6SA | Retailers - other | 280 m | Exempt | |
| Corner Post L23 6SA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 23 Aug 2018 |
| Crosby Stir Fry L23 6SA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Discount Food & Wine L23 6SA | Retailers - other | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Dec 2025 |
| The Kids Club and Sensory Room L23 6SA | Other catering premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Endsleigh Road (15); On or near Mariners Road (12); On or near Back Bridge Road (10); On or near Holden Road (8); On or near Merton Grove (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
- L23 6SZ: 39 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- L23 6SY: 23 addresses
- L23 6SG: 1 address of 59 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Balliol Grove · Mariners Road · Hastings Road · Trinity Grove · Eastbourne Road · Sand Dune Close · Sudbury Road · Endsleigh Road · Worthing Street · Brighton Vale · Merton Grove · Warrenhouse 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.