8 Hydro Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3HR
2 planning records
About 8 Hydro Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Hydro Avenue is a semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3HR). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 119 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 75–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band.
Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 14.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 82.7% above the 2006 sale of £176,780. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Hydro Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Hydro Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Hydro Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2006)
£176,780
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Hydro Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 8 Hydro Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,486
Street avg £1,664
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wirral district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH48 3HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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