176a is an end-of-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0RH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 42% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm. At 101 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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176a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
176a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 16 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 16 years.
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On epc rating, 176a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,485
Street avg £2,698
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Mostyn Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension with balustrade and roof light
What's in 176a, Banks Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0RH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
27 September 2017Most recent
£150,000
-5.7%over 12 years22 September 2005
£159,000
+52.9%over 1 year11 December 2003
£104,000
+67.7%over 1 year12 December 2001
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 0RH: £227,500 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB