12 Dawpool Cottages is a semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Held since December 2003 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 63.3% above the 2003 sale of £150,000.
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12 Dawpool Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
12 Dawpool Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 12 Dawpool Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,632
Street avg £3,413
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
46.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
17 December 2003Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 1PD: £250,000 (2021–2003).
11 Dawpool Cottages Telegraph Road West Kirby Wirral
Sold Sept 2021
4 Dawpool Cottages Telegraph Road West Kirby Wirral
Sold Sept 2019
5 6 Dawpool Cottages Telegraph Road West Kirby Wirral
Sold Jul 2017
3 Dawpool Cottages Telegraph Road West Kirby Wirral
Sold Feb 2004
2 Dawpool Cottages Telegraph Road West Kirby Wirral
Sold Oct 2003

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
CH48 1NN
Caldy Sports Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB