15 Hydro Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3HP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 88 m² this is the 11th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 64–166 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 20 units on file.
Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 13.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 48.8% above the 2008 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).
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15 Hydro Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 5 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 5 years.
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15 Hydro Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £1,865
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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
Hydro Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
25 July 2008Most recent
£160,000
+88.2%over 4 years28 July 2003
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3HP: £210,000 (2022–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
CH48 3JU
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
39.7dB