Torpenhow is a detached house in Wirral (CH48 1NF). It has a recorded floor area of 316 m² (around 3401 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 29.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,344,000 is 23.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 137% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 316 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £1,900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Torpenhow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2025
Torpenhow has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Latest sale on Torpenhow was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.3% per year over 1 year.
£1,900,000
Growth on file: 29.3% per year over 1 year.
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Torpenhow outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,013
Street avg £4,498
Floor Area
316 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.5 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension that would extend 4.70 metres beyond the original rear wall and for which the maximum height would be 3.70 metres and the height of the eaves would be 3.60 metres high.
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed first floor extension to existing dwelling and proposed rear extension and remodelling of front extension
31 March 2021Most recent
£1,900,000
+29.3%over 8 months31 July 2020
£1,470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 1NF: £416,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
CH48 1QT
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