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4 Altcar Drive, Wirral, CH46 0RJ

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 4 Altcar Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Altcar Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH46 0RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Altcar Drive, Wirral, CH46 0RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Altcar Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension, existing flat roof removed to existing extension with new complete pitched roof over, render existing house.

    Reference
    APPH/24/00648
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Construction of two storey and single storey side extension; installation of render to front, side and rear of house

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    APPH/23/00297
    View planning record

What's in 4 Altcar Drive, Wirral, CH46 0RJ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 4 Altcar Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£278,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2022Most recent

    £265,000

    +386.2%over 23 years
  2. 19 March 1999

    £54,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH46 0RJ: £190,000 (2023–2006).

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On the street

Versus other Altcar Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 4 Altcar Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,431

Street avg £1,993

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wirral district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ely Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH46 0RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH46 0RJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH46 0RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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