16 Croft Drive is a detached house in Caldy, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 2JW). It has a recorded floor area of 648 m² (around 6975 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,951,000 is 37.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. At 648 m² the property is well over the postcode median (246 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2024 for £2,150,000.
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16 Croft Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
16 Croft Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,951,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 4 years.
£2,150,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 4 years.
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On price per m², 16 Croft Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,318
Street avg £8,148
Floor Area
648 m²
Street avg 266 m²
Habitable Rooms
14 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
46.5dB

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 upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Proposed development of 1 new build dwelling within the curtilage of 'Roselands', 16 Croft Drive - Amended Proposal
Extension of time on planning permission 07/6034
What's in 16 Croft Drive, Caldy, Wirral, CH48 2JW's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
15 November 2024Most recent
£2,150,000
+13.8%over 4 years11 September 2020
£1,890,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 2JW: £915,000 (2024–2012).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
27.0 t/year
Street avg 16.3 t/year
Kings Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Calday Grange Grammar School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB