Briarswood Close is in Birkenhead and in Wirral district. CH42 4LZ is located in the Rock Ferry electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Birkenhead. This postcode has been in use since 1999-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CH42 4NU, CH42 4LY, CH42 4NS, CH42 4NH, CH42 4NX, CH42 4NT, CH42 4NY, CH42 4NR, CH42 4RL.

Briarswood Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Briarswood Close are based on 56 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wirral.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CH42 4LZ

Average Price
£195,277
Semi-Detached
£191,174
Terraced
£187,613
Detached
£219,185
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Briarswood Close

Average Price
£195,277
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Briarswood CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
14 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£150,0002022-10-21 £150,771
21 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£142,0002022-03-22 £154,643
19 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£119,9952022-01-31 £131,075
28 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Terraced, an established residential building 		£110,0002019-10-18 £141,740
11 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, Merseyside
Detached, an established residential building 		£117,5002018-10-12 £156,279

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB 		4out of 4 5,187 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Highfield South , Rock Ferry CH42 4NE 		3out of 4 276 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Junior School
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LH 		3out of 4 633 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Infant School
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LH 		4out of 4 707 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive , Rock Ferry CH42 6RT 		3out of 4 931 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Grove Street Primary School
Grove Street Primary School , Grove Street CH62 5BA 		2out of 4 1,049 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LF 		4out of 4 841 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR 		3out of 4 992 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road , Bebington CH63 2PS 		2out of 4 1,468 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road , Bebington CH63 3AF 		4out of 4 2,007 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane , Bebington CH63 3AQ 		4out of 4 2,056 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT 		- not rated 3,480 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ 		- not rated 4,704 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF 		- not rated 5,143 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY 		4out of 4 3,846 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY 		- not rated 2,764 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA 		- not rated 3,384 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT 		- not rated 3,481 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD 		- not rated 3,858 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG 		- not rated 4,275 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ristanbul Turkish Bar & Grill181 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry243 yd
Yankies Sweets and Treats7 Town Lane, Higher Bebington372 yd
Alo PhoTown Lane Cafe, 1 Town Lane, Higher Bebington384 yd
Freddies Bar36 Stanley Road, New Ferry569 yd
AramarkWirral Metropolitan College Oval Campus, Old Chester Road596 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kings Arms HotelKings Arms Hotel Kings Lane299 yd
St Anne's Parish CentreSocial Centre, St Annes Church750 yd
The Rock Station11 Highfield Road, Rock Ferry755 yd
Derby Arms2 Nelson Road, Rock Ferry766 yd
Rockvilla329 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry897 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Top Wok471 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry196 yd
Double Lucky House471 Old Chester Road196 yd
Man Wah463 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry205 yd
Yeung Sing Fish and Chips155 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry218 yd
Papa John's163 Old Chester Road, Rock Ferry222 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco212a Bebington Road, Rock Ferry304 yd
Morrisons Daily86 Highfield Road, Rock Ferry519 yd
Late Shop48 Town Lane, Higher Bebington597 yd
Londis MFG Bebington26 Old Chester Road760 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The University Academy (Closed)
Ravenswood Avenue 		grass pitches156 yd
Conway Playing Fields
VICTORIA DRIVE 		grass pitches516 yd
Byrne Avenue Recreation Centre (Closed)
Byrne Avenue 		swimming pool713 yd
New Ferry Park
SEFTON ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts796 yd
St John Plessington Catholic College
OLD CHESTER ROAD 		grass pitches803 yd
The Oval Leisure Centre
THE OVAL SPORTS CENTRE THE OVAL SPORTS CENTRE OLD CHESTER ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, ski slopes, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts887 yd
Cammell Laird 1907 Fc
CAMMELL LAIRD F C CAMMELL LAIRD F C ST PETERS ROAD 		grass pitches898 yd
New Ferry Village Hall
GROVE STREET 		966 yd
Prenton High School For Girls
HESKETH AVENUE 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite1,072 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed142 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Briarswood Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 380 crimes were reported near Briarswood Close . Only 27% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CH42 4LZ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ

Employment

CH42 4LZ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee76
Retired38
Long-Term Sick or disabled29
Part-Time Employee22
Self-Employed18
Unemployed13
Student (economically inactive)9
Other5
Looking after home or family5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles27
Manufacturing22
Construction17
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Education14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Other9
Transport and storage8
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities2
Administrative and support service activities2
Information and communication2
Mining and quarrying1
Accommodation and food service activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female123
Male131

Partnership Status

Single88
Married: Opposite sex79
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced19
Widowed21

Health

Very good health117
Good health88
Fair health32
Bad health13
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications36
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 71
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Mixed White and African6
Mixed Other1
White247

Country of Birth

United Kingdom248
European Union2
Africa1
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK248
10+ Years6
2-5 Years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom217
Ireland2
France1
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held31

Religion

No religion101
Christian143
Other religion1
Not answered9
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