Flats/Maisonettes

THE CRESSON

43 FLAT 12 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UJ

£150,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop BIDSTON ROAD/HOWBECK ROAD 0.1 miles
Shop Tesco Express 0.6 miles
Train station Upton 1.0 miles
Hospital Parkfield Medical Centre 2.9 miles
University Liverpool John Moores University City Campus 3.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Last sold

£150,000 Mar 2026

Local average

£137,453 (36 sales)

Street crime

197 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 31/03/2026 £150,000 Flat — £145,969 to April 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £150,000
listed 17/04/2025 £150,000
sold 01/01/1998 £43,500

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
THE LINKS FLAT 16 HOWBECK ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6XD £126,000 19/09/2025 Flat
THE GARTH, 11 FLAT 2 WATERFORD ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6US £230,000 15/12/2023 Flat
HOWBECK COURT, 63 FLAT 10 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UJ £45,000 15/12/2023 Flat
66 FLAT 4 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UW £95,000 16/10/2023 Flat
66 FLAT 7 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UW £121,000 23/08/2023 Flat
THE LINKS FLAT 19 HOWBECK ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6XD £105,000 19/07/2023 Flat
BRYNTIRION LODGE, 14 FLAT 18 WATERFORD ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UU £39,000 12/05/2023 Flat
FAIRLAWN COURT 15 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UX £122,000 22/03/2023 Flat
BRAEMAR HOUSE, 33 FLAT 1 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UH £225,000 03/02/2023 Flat
10 2 BUDWORTH ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 9EF £120,000 31/01/2023 Flat
WESTWOOD COURT 3 WATERFORD ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6XF £205,000 20/12/2022 Flat
THE CRESSON, 43 FLAT 6 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UJ £135,000 19/12/2022 Flat
MORRIS COURT 31 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6XG £95,000 16/12/2022 Flat
BRAEMAR HOUSE, 33 FLAT 4 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UH £212,000 15/12/2022 Flat
ARLINGTON COURT FLAT 4 WATERFORD ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UR £90,000 09/12/2022 Flat
THE LINKS FLAT 6 HOWBECK ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6XD £120,000 09/12/2022 Flat
THE GARTH, 11 FLAT 4 WATERFORD ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6US £222,000 01/11/2022 Flat
61F BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UJ £80,000 23/09/2022 Flat
WESTWOOD COURT 14 WATERFORD ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6XF £230,000 22/09/2022 Flat
THE CRESSON, 43 FLAT 5 BIDSTON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 6UJ £125,000 24/08/2022 Flat

Area average: £137,100 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 30.6%
10y growth 92.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wirral. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.3%
5y (index) 7.1%
10y (index) 34.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wirral. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £761/mo
Realistic £845/mo
Optimistic £930/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wirral.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Wirral: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Caroline Place, CH43 £800/mo 2 0.66 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Terraced House, Menai St, CH41 £675/mo 1 1.12 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £738/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.49%
Max investor price (0.8%) £92,250
Target investor price (1%) £73,800
Gross yield 5.9%
Cost-to-rent ratio 16.9×
Monthly cashflow £48/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 1.3%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 83
Anti-social behaviour 25
Public order 22
Criminal damage and arson 15
Shoplifting 10
Other theft 9
Burglary 7
Drugs 7
Vehicle crime 7
Other crime 6
Robbery 3
Bicycle theft 2
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 197

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Birkenhead School Other 0.2 miles — (No rating)
Birkenhead High School Academy Other 0.4 miles Good — 18 Jun 2023
St Anselm's College Secondary 0.5 miles Good — 23 Jul 2019
Birkenhead Sixth Form College Other 0.6 miles — (No rating)
Co-Op Academy Hillside Primary 0.7 miles Good — 24 Oct 2012

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