Railway Street is in Southport and in Sefton district. PR8 5AQ is located in the Kew electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Southport. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Railway Street, Southport, PR8 5AQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: PR8 1JF, PR8 5AG, PR8 5AJ, PR8 5BT, PR8 1HZ, PR8 5BD, PR8 1JE, PR8 5BB, PR8 1HW.

Railway Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Railway Street are based on 90 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sefton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for PR8 5AQ

Average Price
£172,969
Semi-Detached
£175,862
Terraced
£197,658
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£71,516
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Railway Street

Average Price
£162,407
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Railway Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
79 Railway Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£195,0002021-08-31 £223,045
49 Railway Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£156,0002020-03-19 £204,898
67 Railway Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£146,0002019-09-13 £186,060
63 Railway Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£150,0002019-09-13 £191,158
53 Railway Street, Southport, Merseyside
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£145,0002018-04-23 £201,689

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Crossens Nursery School
Preston New Road, PR9 8PA 		4,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Linaker Primary School
Sefton Street, PR8 5DB 		430 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Teresa's Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Everton Road, Birkdale PR8 4BT 		834 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Birkdale Primary School
Matlock Road, Birkdale PR8 4EL 		1,049 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Hampton Road, PR8 6SS 		1,060 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
Manchester Road, PR9 9AZ 		1,378 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Stamford Road, PR8 4EX 		1,695 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Meols Cop High School
Meols Cop Road, PR8 6JS 		2,352 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Greenbank High School
Hastings Road, PR8 2LT 		2,616 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Birkdale High School
Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale PR8 3DT 		3,634 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
1out of 4Stanley High School
Fleetwood Road, PR9 9TF 		4,239 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSouthport College
Mornington Road, PR9 0TT 		1,182 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedArden College
40 Derby Road, PR9 0TZ 		1,152 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Presfield High School and Specialist College
Preston New Road, Churchtown PR9 8PA 		4,537 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Peterhouse School
Preston New Road, Churchtown PR9 8PA 		4,595 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed 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
Salvation Army65 Shakespeare Street128 yd
Shakespeare Cafe38 Shakespeare Street207 yd
The Learning Rooms SouthportPortland Chambers, 55 Portland Street281 yd
Andy's Snack BarAndys Snack Bar, Kingsway313 yd
Pasha Restaurant133-135 Eastbank Street497 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Beer Den65/67A Duke Street90 yd
The Upsteps20 Upper Aughton Road517 yd
The Cheshire Lines81 King Street568 yd
Les Dodd Snooker Centre9-11 Princes Street638 yd
Purple Rain LoungeForge Brasserie, Queen Anne Street677 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Crust88 Shakespeare Street78 yd
Bluto's94a Shakespeare Street81 yd
Lucky House63 Duke Street82 yd
Golden Dragon36 Shakespeare Street211 yd
Gannets Takeaway Ltd177 Eastbank Street436 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Morrisons Daily1-3 St James Place, 21 St James Street383 yd
Lidl21 Virginia Street596 yd
Tesco42-46 Eastbank Street599 yd
B&M Express29-31 Tulketh Street741 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc5-9 King Street767 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Body Pulse Fitness - Warehouse Gym
UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 UNIT 3 REAR OF 30 VIRGINIA STREET 		health and fitness suite563 yd
Workouts Family Fitness Centre (Closed)
Cemetery Road 		health and fitness suite679 yd
Anytime Fitness (Southport)
GARRICK PARADE GARRICK PARADE LORD STREET 		health and fitness suite764 yd
The Vincent Hotel
LORD STREET 		health and fitness suite805 yd
Everlast Fitness Club (Southport)
34-36 34-36 TULKETH STREET 		health and fitness suite809 yd
St Teresa Cms Club
Upper Aughton Road 		820 yd
Royal Clifton Health Club
1-9 1-9 PROMENADE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool938 yd
Spindles Health & Leisure (Southport)
LORD STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool966 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 41.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed59.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed51.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Railway Street dangerous?

In 2023, 501 crimes were reported near Railway Street . Only 20% 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 PR8 5AQ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 501
Violence And Sexual Offences 227
Public Order 63
Drugs 35
Anti Social Behaviour 34
Shoplifting 34
Criminal Damage And Arson 30
Other Theft 30
Burglary 10
Vehicle Crime 10
Other Crime 9
Bicycle Theft 7
Robbery 5
Possession Of Weapons 4
Theft From The Person 3

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of PR8 5AQ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Riding Street366 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near St James Street229 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Riding Street366 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Riding Street366 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Bridge Street519 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near St James Street229 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sefton Street438 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Sefton Street438 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near St James Street229 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St James Street229 yd

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee71
Retired46
Part-Time Employee26
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Looking after home or family11
Self-Employed10
Student (economically inactive)8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Other6
Unemployed1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Manufacturing14
Education14
Construction14
Accommodation and food service activities12
Other10
Transport and storage8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Administrative and support service activities5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing3
Financial and insurance activities3
Professional, scientific and technical activities3
Information and communication2

People

Gender

Female121
Male125

Partnership Status

Single94
Married: Opposite sex63
Separated7
Divorced27
Widowed13

Health

Very good health100
Good health90
Fair health44
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 28
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 46
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese6
Other Asian3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other1
White229
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom220
European Union19
Rest of Europe1
Middle East and Asia6
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK220
10+ Years15
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom178
Ireland1
Italy3
Lithuania3
Poland13
Romania2
Eastern Asia1
No passport held45

Religion

No religion109
Christian123
Buddhist6
Not answered9
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