18a, Victoria Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QT
About 18a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18a is a mid-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0QT). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 140 m² this is the 15th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–214 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 12.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £320,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18a, Victoria Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2022)
£320,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Victoria Drive homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,286
Street avg £2,637
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH48 0QT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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