Spencers Lane Aintree, Sefton
1 address across 1 postcode (L31), about 100 m long. USRN 34105308.
- Sales: 26 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £287,500 across 2 sales.
- Flood: 9 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 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 Kirkby (Merseyside), about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rainbow Park, is about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westmoreland GP Centre, about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £287,500 | £240,000 | £335,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £159,500 | £159,500 | £159,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | £139,500 | £115,000 | £164,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £139,188 | £136,375 | £142,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £149,950 | £149,950 | £149,950 |
| 2008 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £188,725 | £147,500 | £229,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £123,000 | £123,000 | £123,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £159,950 | £159,950 | £159,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2025 | 192 L31 1HD | Terraced | £335,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2025 | 188 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2023 | 188 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 164 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 9 May 2016 | 192 L31 1HD | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2014 | 170 L31 1HD | Terraced | £159,500 | |
| 17 Dec 2013 | 162 L31 1HD | Terraced | £164,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2013 | 160 L31 1HD | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2011 | 166 L31 1HD | Terraced | £136,375 | |
| 7 Jan 2011 | 162 L31 1HD | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2009 | 170 L31 1HD | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 9 Oct 2008 | 158 L31 1HD | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2005 | 152 L31 1HD | Terraced | £229,950 | |
| 15 Jul 2005 | 182 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 164 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £123,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2003 | 192 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 170 L31 1HD | Terraced | £80,950 | |
| 28 Jul 2000 | 182 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £65,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | 168 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £56,000 | |
| 9 Oct 1998 | 162 L31 1HD | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 10 Oct 1997 | 170 L31 1HD | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 23 May 1997 | 166 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £54,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1996 | 180 L31 1HD | Terraced | £46,500 | |
| 15 Dec 1995 | 186 L31 1HD | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 10 Aug 1995 | 168 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £50,500 | |
| 5 Jun 1995 | 178 L31 1HD | Semi-detached | £47,500 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (33% of about 990 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: yes, Sefton.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land South of Spencers Lane, Spencers Lane, Maghull & Aintree, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Brooklands Farm, Brewery Lane, Maghull & Aintree, permissioned (580 m (0.4 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, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L31 1HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kirkby (Merseyside) 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Old Roan 963,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Fazakerley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brewery Lane Melling | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bootle Bus Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Tree View Court Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.5 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Westmoreland GP Centre | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kelly's Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Andrew & Priyal Crosby | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Walton Hospital | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Copy Lane Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Liverpool Altway, Aintree Cashzone | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rainbow Park 2.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Aintree Parish Playing Field 3.5 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Delaware Allotments 7,290 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Standing cross 30m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Cross base 25m south of the tower of the parochial chapel, in the old churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lime tree Woods | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Old Rough | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Willow Bed Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Knowsley Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
| Big Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
| Buckley Hill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Aintree Davenhill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Melling Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Westvale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Dixons Fazakerley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | 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 |
| Hudson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fazakerley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree Village Youth and Community Centre L10 6AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (merseyside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- L31 1HD: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Spencer's Lane · Rock Lane · Sandown Park Road · Sandown Park 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.