18 York Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged Wirral HPI: -1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 83.2% above the 2011 sale of £345,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 15.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 167 m² it's 20.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 16 EPCs). Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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18 York Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
18 York Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
18 York Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 3 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 3 years.
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18 York Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,066
Street avg £3,144
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
47.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions to existing dwelling
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions to existing dwelling
What's in 18 York Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3JF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
30 September 2011Most recent
£345,000
-4.2%over 3 years29 August 2008
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3JF: £520,000 (2025–2018).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
CH48 3JP
Mount Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB