Birchwood
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Birchwood at a glance
- House prices
- £209,000
- Lower prices22nd percentile
- Schools
- 62nd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 59th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 67.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle50th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.6% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land25th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Birchwood a good place to live?
Birchwood may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Warrington below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
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Crime rate in Birchwood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 67.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 50th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Birchwood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £209,000
- Percentile
- 22nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 85 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Birchwood
Schools
62nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Birchwood
Flood risk
1.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.5% of the area. That is the 25th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Birchwood
Transport
59th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Birchwood a good place to live?
Birchwood may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Birchwood safe?
Birchwood ranks in the 50th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Birchwood?
The median sale price was £209,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 22nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Birchwood?
Schools rank in the 62nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Birchwood?
Nearby public profiles include Great Sankey South in Warrington and Latchford East in Warrington.
