Torpenhow is a detached house in Wirral (CH48 1NF). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1645 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. At 153 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Torpenhow, where floor areas span 72–316 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 45). The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 26.8% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. A recent sale: £365,000 in March 2025. At 153 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Torpenhow's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2020
Torpenhow has no planning applications on record.
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Torpenhow has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 30 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 30 years.
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EPC Rating for Torpenhow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
20 March 2025Most recent
£365,000
+102.8%over 30 years12 February 1995
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 1NF: £550,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Apr 2024
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Sold Jun 2021
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Sold Mar 2021
Torpenhow Chestnut Montgomery Hill Wirral
Sold Mar 2021
Caldy Cottage Montgomery Hill Wirral
Sold Feb 2021

Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CH48 1NG
Column Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Calday Grange Grammar School. 12 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB