Flat 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 83 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 13.7% above the 2018 sale price. At 83 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 32 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £285,000 in November 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Flat 1 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
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Price for Flat 1 has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£324,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
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On co₂ emissions, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,434
Street avg £4,017
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dunraven Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
2 November 2018Most recent
£285,000
+26.7%over 1 year21 June 2017
£224,950
+30.0%over 4 years20 November 2012
£173,000
+158.2%over 15 years23 December 1996
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 0QQ: £275,000 (2024–2023).
Overstrand Flat 12 61 South Parade West Kirby Wirral
Sold Jul 2024
Overstrand Flat 2 61 South Parade West Kirby Wirral
Sold Mar 2024
Flat 3 55 South Parade West Kirby Wirral
Sold Oct 2023
Overstrand Flat 10 61 South Parade West Kirby Wirral
Sold Aug 2023
Overstrand Flat 6 61 South Parade West Kirby Wirral
Sold May 2023

CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
CH48 0QY
Closest school
0.7 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB