Property market | £244,900 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (10.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 41.8mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.2% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.8% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 131 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 338 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wirral South level) | |
Community | Median age is 44.4 | Population of 13,401 | Happiness is Above Average for Merseyside, Average for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wirral) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (101 mins) - York (107 mins) - Birmingham New Street (165 mins) - Euston (174 mins) - Leeds (178 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (192 mins) - Reading (197 mins) - Cardiff Central (208 mins) - Glasgow Central (209 mins) - East Croydon (219 mins) - Cambridge (227 mins) - Edinburgh Waverley (231 mins) - Kings Cross (238 mins) - London St Pancras (318 mins) - London Bridge (333 mins) - Glasgow Queen Street (344 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£244,900 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (10.2 miles) | |
41.8mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 44.4 | 13,401 | Happiness is Above Average for Merseyside, Average for UK | |
Ranked 131 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 338 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wirral South level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wirral) | |
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Heswall has a few stores nearby for groceries, including: Aldi Gayton Heswall, M&S Heswall SF, Tesco Wirral Heswall Superstore. We found one nearby bar: The Black Horse Hotel. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Nouvelle, The Copper Leaf. Heswall has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Heswall has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £377,054, which is up 3.9% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £244,900 (up 2.8% on last year) , a terraced house £166,130 (up 1.7% on last year) and a flat £126,662. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £541 per month. Property prices in Heswall are a little higher than the average property prices across Merseyside and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Heswall, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Merseyside region.
Property data is based on Wirral level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Heswall, or click here to browse the longer list of Heswall property transactions from 2023.
Heswall has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Pensby High School (Maintained school) which is a secondary school based in Irby Road, Wirral. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Barnston Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Gayton Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Heswall Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Ladymount Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Pensby High School | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | No |
Stanley School | Primary Community special school - Mixed | No |
Parkgate Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Pensby Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Pensby Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/29/2017) | 23 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral |
Barnston Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (4/12/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral | |
Heswall Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/7/2012) | 87 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral |
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/28/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral | |
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/6/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral | |
Pensby High School Save school | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/18/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral | |
Stanley School Save school | Primary Community special school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/7/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Wirral | |
Parkgate Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (12/12/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Neston | |
Gayton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | Wirral |
School | Type |
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Pensby Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/29/2017) 23 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Barnston Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (4/12/2011) |
Heswall Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/7/2012) 87 submissions 97.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/28/2014) |
Ladymount Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/6/2013) |
Pensby High School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (1/18/2018) |
Stanley School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/7/2013) |
Parkgate Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/12/2018) |
Gayton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Heswall | Commute options |
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Heswall A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +9% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Transport for Wales) View details |
Neston A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Transport for Wales) View details |
Bebington A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Upton (Merseyside) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 172 mins - Transport for Wales) View details |
Flint A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Transport for Wales - £307 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 138 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (2 change(s) - 150 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Euston (149 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 164 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Bidston A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +15% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Transport for Wales) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wirral) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wirral residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.2% | 81.7% |
Asian | 2.3% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.6% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.4% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Wirral South consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 13.9% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 8.0% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 15.0% | 131 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.8% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.8% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.0% | |
Routine occupations | 10.0% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.1% | 338 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.4% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Merseyside is fast (84mbps). Heswall is much lower than this, with average download speeds of 41.8mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Heswall level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 41.8 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.0% |
Crime stats were found at the Wirral level:
Type | Wirral | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 97 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 16 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 41 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Heswall.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | Irish Sea | Areas at risk include land from Hilbre Island and along the coast from West Kirby to Heswall. |
Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | Wirral | The Wirral catchment includes the Rivers Fender and Birkett and Rivacre, Dibbinsdale and Arrowe Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Birkenhead, Bootle, Litherland and Crosby |
Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | Irish Sea, Mersey Estuary | Areas at risk include parts of Hoylake, Meols, Moreton and Wallasey. Also parts of Liverpool waterfront from Queens Dock to Armstrong Quay. Additional areas at risk include parts of Monks Ferry, Stanlow and Widnes at Ditton Marsh |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Heswall, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 | 15.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Crosby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 | 7.0% residents in higher managerial positions 12.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Southport, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 8.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Port Sunlight, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 15.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.1% residents long-term unemployed |
West Kirby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 6Secondary: 4 | 15.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Birkenhead, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 19Secondary: 9 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 12.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Woolton, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 15Secondary: 7 | 10.8% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Aigburth, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Mossley Hill, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 10Secondary: 6 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Sefton Park, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 22Secondary: 13 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
West Derby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 25Secondary: 10 | 7.0% residents in higher managerial positions 13.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Heswall, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 |
Crosby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 |
Southport, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Port Sunlight, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
West Kirby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 6Secondary: 4 |
Birkenhead, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 19Secondary: 9 |
Woolton, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 15Secondary: 7 |
Aigburth, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
Mossley Hill, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 10Secondary: 6 |
Sefton Park, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 22Secondary: 13 |
West Derby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 25Secondary: 10 |
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