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L37 8DS

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Property report — L37 8DS

Open-data due diligence for L37 8DS and the area around it.

L37 8DS in brief: 26 recorded sales (£70,000–£440,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for L37 8DS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the L37 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£246,322

sector L37 8 · 41 sales

Population

8,703

sector L37 8

Crimes recorded

17

sector L37 8 · Apr 26

Schools

1

sector L37 8

Flood risk

Low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

94%

sector L37 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: £61,625 (26 sales)1996: £63,538 (37 sales)1997: £65,223 (45 sales)1998: £74,557 (44 sales)1999: £66,466 (39 sales)2000: £77,710 (27 sales)2001: £96,892 (38 sales)2002: £118,898 (45 sales)2003: £136,745 (51 sales)2004: £164,326 (32 sales)2005: £153,528 (29 sales)2006: £171,217 (37 sales)2007: £188,844 (39 sales)2008: £223,273 (11 sales)2009: £164,598 (20 sales)2010: £213,528 (22 sales)2011: £141,206 (17 sales)2012: £192,572 (23 sales)2013: £147,496 (27 sales)2014: £167,170 (32 sales)2015: £249,099 (38 sales)2016: £203,045 (32 sales)2017: £188,300 (42 sales)2018: £242,146 (36 sales)2019: £359,163 (26 sales)2020: £211,591 (35 sales)2021: £299,870 (56 sales)2022: £228,639 (30 sales)2023: £284,773 (22 sales)2024: £246,322 (41 sales)2025: £245,307 (36 sales)2026: £242,536 (14 sales) 2026: £242,536 (14 sales) — part year so far £359,163 £61,625 1995 2026*

Annual average (mean) sold price in L37 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (14 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-03-28£440,00059 ALTCAR ROADDetached
2022-09-05£390,00075 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2021-03-03£285,00069 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2021-01-04£250,00053 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2020-05-20£270,00067 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2018-12-07£210,00067 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2018-08-17£290,00041A ALTCAR ROADDetached
2017-09-05£329,95057 ALTCAR ROADDetached
2017-03-10£279,00041 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2015-05-15£425,00057 ALTCAR ROADDetached
2014-08-29£230,00069 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2009-09-07£188,00041 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2004-11-04£219,28073 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2002-08-12£120,00049 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2002-06-06£397,500THE NOOK, 47 ALTCAR ROADDetached
2002-02-08£100,00079 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2001-09-28£185,00045 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2001-07-31£70,00071 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2001-06-15£129,95075 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
2000-06-30£123,50041A ALTCAR ROADDetached
2000-06-01£88,50063 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
1999-05-28£86,00061 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
1999-04-09£76,00069 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
1998-07-27£75,50077 ALTCAR ROADSemi-detached
1998-06-12£220,000THE NOOK, 47 ALTCAR ROADDetached
1995-12-21£97,50043 ALTCAR ROADDetached

26 recorded sales on L37 8DS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School0.1 miPrimaryGood (2019)
Redgate Community Primary School0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Freshfield Primary School0.5 miPrimaryOutstanding (2024)
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School0.8 miPrimaryOutstanding (2024)
Formby High School0.9 miSecondaryGood (2022)
Woodlands Primary School1.2 miPrimaryReport 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 (0.5 mi) · CHAPEL LANE SURGERY (0.5 mi) · HIGHTOWN VILLAGE SURGERY (1.8 mi)

Nearest hospitals: RENACRES HOSPITAL (5.1 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: STONE CROSS IN CENTRE OF ROUNDABOUT (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · FORMER CONVENT OF OUR LADY (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · OLD SPANKER'S COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: FORMBY HEALTH ROOMS & PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi) · ALLIED PHARMACY CHAPEL LANE (0.5 mi)

Nearest stations: Formby (0.9 mi) · Freshfield (1.2 mi) · Hightown (2.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.3 mi) · Waitrose (0.4 mi) · Spar (0.8 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
52
One-person households
33%
Households with children
23%
Households
3,875

Owned 84% · Social rent 2% · Private rent 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), for L37 8.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 15 crimesJun 24: 15 crimesJul 24: 12 crimesAug 24: 6 crimesSep 24: 12 crimesOct 24: 12 crimesNov 24: 8 crimesDec 24: 12 crimesJan 25: 4 crimesFeb 25: 6 crimesMar 25: 20 crimesApr 25: 11 crimesMay 25: 18 crimesJun 25: 8 crimesJul 25: 7 crimesAug 25: 11 crimesSep 25: 20 crimesOct 25: 7 crimesNov 25: 11 crimesDec 25: 6 crimesJan 26: 8 crimesFeb 26: 8 crimesMar 26: 7 crimesApr 26: 17 crimes Apr 26: 17 crimes 20 4 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in L37 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 11/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for L37 8DS: Low — 10 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 8 PostcodeL37 8DS
Average sold price£419,720£246,322£214,449
Population25,0638,703
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)8/108/10
Crimes recorded10917
Schools91
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband90%94%100%
Superfast broadband98%98%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (L37 8); 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 29 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.