The Oaks Grange, Wirral
1 address across 1 postcode (CH48), about 70 m long. USRN 44509269.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £865,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 F; 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 West Kirby, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wirral Country Park, is about 230 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Marine Lake Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 63% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £865,000 | £865,000 | £865,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 | 1 CH48 2NF | Detached | £865,000 | |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 2 CH48 2NF | Detached | £295,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 F (26% of about 660 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)
- 7 Caldy Road, West Kirby: up to 5 homes, permissioned (60 m)
- The Sundial, 61 Caldy Road, Caldy, CH48 2HN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear of Majestic Wine, Column Road, West Kirby: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 12 to 22 Ashton Court, West Kirby: up to 7 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 1 to 11 Ashton Court, West Kirby: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Cedar Cottage, 10 Croft Drive West, Caldy, CH48 2JG: up to 1 home, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Whytethorne, 74 Caldy Road, Caldy, CH48 2HW: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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 address is about 24 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH48 2NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | West Kirby 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hoylake 470,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Manor Road 293,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ludlow Drive Kirby Park | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Birkenhead Ferry Terminal Woodside | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Dee Lane Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 21.8 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Marine Lake Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Audrey's Pharmacy | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Banks House Dental Practice | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Arrowe Park Hospital | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Moreton Police Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food West Kirby, West Kirby Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wirral Country Park 45 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,800 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashton Park Allotments 1,670 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake, a scheduled monument, 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake | Scheduled monument | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Caldy Hill | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Cubbins Green | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Marine Lake | Lake or reservoir | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Grange Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| West Kirby Beach | Beach | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Dawpool Bank | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 300 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hilbre High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Kirby Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Kirby Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory's Smokehouse CH48 3JN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Cookies by Cal and Jenn CH48 7HR | Other catering premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2020 |
| Redacre CH48 7EN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Tea Shop In The Park CH48 4DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Nov 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near St Bridget'S Lane (6); On or near B5141 (4); On or near Ramsey Court (3); On or near Devonshire Road (2); On or near Kirby Park (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 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
- CH48 2NF: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Kirby Park · Kirby Close · Sandy Lane · Village Mews · Stonehey Drive · Devonshire Road · Caldy Park · Ramsey Court · Ramsey Court · Mount Road · Norfolk Drive · Ramsey Court
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.