78 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RE
1 planning record
About 78 Banks Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
78 Banks Road is a mid-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0RE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 44 m² this is the 9th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–200 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 31 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 25.7% below the 2022 sale of £268,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 383.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 44 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 30 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £268,000. 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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 78 Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
78 Banks Road has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullIn report
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£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£268,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Banks Road homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 78 Banks Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,091
Street avg £1,932
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
Dunraven Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH48 0RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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