Flat 2, 17 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QX
3 sales on record
About Flat 2
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0QX). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 26% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold September 2022 for £123,000. 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)
Sept 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flat 2, 17 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Flat 2 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.
Flat 2 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2022)
£123,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Banks Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Flat 2 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,321
Street avg £2,012
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.0 km
North Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH48 0QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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