2 Riverside is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3JB). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2004. Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £674,000 sits 110.6% above the 2004 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 34.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of house and garage attached to existing house and single storey rear extension and dormer window to existing house (Alternative to 2002/6475/D - approved)
2 Riverside's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£674,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 3 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 3 years.
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On years held, 2 Riverside stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,065
Street avg £3,637
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
46.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of house and garage attached to existing house and single storey rear extension, rear balcony and rear dormer window to existing house (Alternative to 2002/5488/D - approved)
What's in 2 Riverside, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3JB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
8 December 2004Most recent
£320,000
+46.8%over 2 years8 January 2002
£218,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3JB: £825,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
CH48 3JQ
Hilbre Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB