PR8 2AR
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Property report — PR8 2AR
Open-data due diligence for PR8 2AR and the area around it.
PR8 2AR in brief: 35 recorded sales (£32,500–£285,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for PR8 2AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the PR8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£346,607
Population
11,723
Crimes recorded
11
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
1%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in PR8 2, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (43 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | £262,500 | 1 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-04 | £260,000 | 11A CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2022-09-27 | £285,000 | 16 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2022-03-15 | £165,000 | 4 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2020-08-04 | £210,000 | 23 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-24 | £155,000 | 23 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-08 | £229,999 | 21 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2019-01-22 | £212,000 | 23 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-13 | £220,000 | 17 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-04 | £180,000 | 11A CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-02 | £180,000 | 5 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2015-04-07 | £178,000 | 12 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2014-01-13 | £99,000 | 11A CASTLE WALK | Other |
| 2013-08-06 | £140,000 | 5 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2013-02-01 | £185,000 | 1 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2010-10-29 | £195,000 | 11 CASTLE WALK | Detached |
| 2009-11-17 | £210,000 | 3 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-21 | £155,000 | 8 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2007-11-29 | £226,000 | 7 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-05 | £249,950 | FLAT 6, 2 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2007-06-15 | £175,000 | FLAT 6, 2 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2007-02-22 | £170,000 | 21 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-29 | £150,000 | 3 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-07-09 | £230,000 | 10 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 2004-06-18 | £140,000 | FLAT 6, 2 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £90,000 | FLAT 3, 2 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 2000-08-04 | £100,000 | 11 CASTLE WALK | Detached |
| 1999-08-27 | £85,000 | 16 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 1999-03-29 | £35,000 | 23 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 1998-11-30 | £58,000 | FLAT 3, 2 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 1998-03-27 | £67,000 | 11 CASTLE WALK | Detached |
| 1997-04-25 | £72,500 | 19 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-10 | £32,500 | 12 CASTLE WALK | Terraced |
| 1996-08-07 | £60,000 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 6 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-24 | £74,000 | 9 CASTLE WALK | Semi-detached |
35 recorded sales on PR8 2AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linaker Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Birkdale Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
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: GRANGE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · ST MARKS MEDICAL CENTRE (TCG MEDICAL) (0.8 mi) · THE FAMILY SURGERY (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HARTLEY HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · SOUTHPORT AND FORMBY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.6 mi) · UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE OUTPOSTED NEPHROLOGY CLINIC (1.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BIRKDALE LODGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · NORMANHURST INCLUDING FRONT TERRACE AND RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 13, LORD STREET WEST (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · CAREPLUS CHEMIST (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Southport (0.6 mi) · Birkdale (0.6 mi) · Hillside (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.2 mi) · Baltic Supermarket (0.4 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 57
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 17%
- Households
- 5,254
Owned 79% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for PR8 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in PR8 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 11/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for PR8 2AR 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 | DistrictPR8 | SectorPR8 2 | PostcodePR8 2AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £260,731 | £346,607 | £158,184 |
| Population | 65,316 | 11,723 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 394 | 11 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 29% | 1% | 8% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 94% | 81% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (PR8 2); 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 2 July 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.