56a is a detached house in Wirral (CH48 1LH). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £875,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 224 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (267 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £780,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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56a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
56a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£875,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 20 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 20 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
On price per m², 56a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,482
Street avg £2,839
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 280 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first-floor rear extension
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single-storey front and rear extensions
What's in 56a, Column Road, Wirral, CH48 1LH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
11 April 2022Most recent
£780,000
+20.0%over 9 years14 September 2012
£650,000
+56.6%over 9 years18 September 2002
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 1LH: £785,000 (2022–2016).

CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
CH48 1LR
Column Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Calday Grange Grammar School. 11 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB