88a, Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RE
About 88a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
88a is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0RE). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £258,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
88a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 88a, Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
88a 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£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£258,000
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.
Habitable Rooms for 88a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,856
Street avg £2,197
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
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.
Common questions
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