L37 4BU
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Property report — L37 4BU
Open-data due diligence for L37 4BU and the area around it.
L37 4BU in brief: 29 recorded sales (£60,000–£412,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L37 4BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L37 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£687,355
Population
10,391
Crimes recorded
21
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in L37 4, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (11 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | £128,412 | 3 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-10-15 | £372,000 | 14 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-09-24 | £305,000 | 5 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-05-01 | £335,000 | 13 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-05-26 | £300,000 | 28 BIRKEY LANE | Terraced |
| 2023-03-31 | £260,000 | 20 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-08-02 | £412,500 | 2 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-07-15 | £315,000 | 13 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-05-30 | £192,500 | 28 BIRKEY LANE | Terraced |
| 2021-10-29 | £310,000 | 17 BIRKEY LANE | Detached |
| 2018-04-13 | £260,000 | 15 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-06-27 | £237,000 | 21A BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-12-18 | £235,000 | 11 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-09 | £318,500 | 19 BIRKEY LANE | Detached |
| 2009-12-16 | £175,000 | 7 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-04-09 | £171,000 | 22 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-04-07 | £207,500 | 26 BIRKEY LANE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-15 | £220,000 | 9 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-10-22 | £193,000 | 14 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-08-07 | £225,000 | 15 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-16 | £248,000 | 19 BIRKEY LANE | Detached |
| 2001-11-16 | £72,500 | 10 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-02 | £60,000 | 12 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-07-23 | £93,500 | 3 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-01-12 | £119,500 | 15 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-30 | £89,950 | 1 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-04-03 | £74,000 | 7 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £67,200 | 1 BIRKEY LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-07-21 | £140,000 | 19 BIRKEY LANE | Detached |
29 recorded sales on L37 4BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redgate Community Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Formby High School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Freshfield Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Woodlands Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE VILLAGE SURGERY FORMBY (0.3 mi) · CHAPEL LANE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY (1.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RENACRES HOSPITAL (5.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: OLD SPANKER'S COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · STONE CROSS IN CENTRE OF ROUNDABOUT (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Pump and trough to south of Hogshill Farm (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: FORMBY HEALTH ROOMS & PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Formby (0.5 mi) · Freshfield (1.1 mi) · Hightown (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.3 mi) · Tesco (0.6 mi) · Co-op Food (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 4,463
Owned 85% · Social rent 2% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for L37 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in L37 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 15/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for L37 4BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictL37 | SectorL37 4 | PostcodeL37 4BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £419,720 | £687,355 | £211,623 |
| Population | 25,063 | 10,391 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 109 | 21 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L37 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.