21 Hydro Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3HP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (64–166 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in April 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 363.2% above the 1998 sale of £42,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 58.7% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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21 Hydro Avenue has no planning applications on record.
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21 Hydro Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£42,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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21 Hydro Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£668
Street avg £1,937
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
17 April 1998Most recent
£42,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3HP: £210,000 (2022–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
CH48 3JS
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