59 Wastdale Drive, Wirral, CH46 7SE
About 59 Wastdale Drive
59 Wastdale Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wirral (CH46 7SE). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £171,500 in November 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
59 Wastdale Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 59 Wastdale Drive.
- Aug 2015ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 1m for which the maximum height would be 3.7m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.2m
- Agent
- Hardmans Double Glazing
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- RESX/15/00943
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/03/06452
What's in 59 Wastdale Drive, Wirral, CH46 7SE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 59 Wastdale Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£171,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2023Most recent
£171,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH46 7SE: £137,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH46 7SE
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Versus other Wastdale Drive homes
EPC Rating for 59 Wastdale Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,280
Street avg £1,121
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Wastdale Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lingham Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB