4 Albert Road is a two-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 0RS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 53.5% above the 2021 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 18 EPCs). Last sale on file: £185,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Albert Road has no planning applications on record.
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4 Albert Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 23 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 23 years.
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Floor Area for 4 Albert Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,284
Street avg £2,183
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Church Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
17 December 2021Most recent
£185,000
+293.6%over 23 years26 June 1998
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 0RS: £308,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
CH48 0RX
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
39.7dB