1 Groveside is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0QS). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have lagged Wirral HPI: -1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 143.9% above the 2022 sale of £114,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. Sold December 2022 for £114,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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1 Groveside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Groveside has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 Groveside's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.5% per year over 18 years.
£114,000
Growth on file: -1.5% per year over 18 years.
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Price per m² for 1 Groveside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,065
Street avg £2,588
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dunraven Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

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
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.6m for which the maximum height would be 3.00m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.00m
What's in 1 Groveside, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
20 December 2022Most recent
£114,000
-60.0%over 1 year9 February 2021
£285,000
+46.2%over 5 years22 September 2015
£195,000
+29.6%over 10 years10 December 2004
£150,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 0QS: £300,000 (2023–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
CH48 0RQ
Closest school
0.6 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB