1 South Road is an end-of-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3HG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 73 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 17 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 69.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 73 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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1 South Road has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 16 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 16 years.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mostyn Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
1 June 2021Most recent
£200,000
+29.0%over 4 years22 December 2016
£155,000
+29.2%over 2 years9 December 2014
£120,000
18 April 2008
£120,000
+20.0%over 1 year28 April 2006
£100,000
+14.9%30 November 2005
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3HG: £390,000 (2024–2021).

CH48 3JF
Closest school
0.3 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB