20 Croft Drive West is a detached house in Wirral (CH48 2JG). It has a recorded floor area of 345 m² (around 3714 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 345 m² it sits well below the postcode median (537 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £1,267,000.
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20 Croft Drive West's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
20 Croft Drive West has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
20 Croft Drive West saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£1,189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 7 years.
£1,267,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 7 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Habitable Rooms for 20 Croft Drive West runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
345 m²
Street avg 673 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.9 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of outbuilding to rear garden
Discharge of Condition 12 (Bat box details), Condition 13 (Bird box details) and Condition 14 (Landscape Scheme) of planning permission APP/20/00818.
What's in 20 Croft Drive West, Wirral, CH48 2JG's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
12 September 2024Most recent
£1,267,000
+44.8%over 4 years12 June 2020
£875,000
-0.6%over 2 years15 August 2017
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 2JG: £1,100,000 (2023–1999).

Street avg 13.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Croft Drive West — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Calday Grange Grammar School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB