2 York Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 28.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 sits 91.3% above the 2014 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.
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2 York Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
2 York Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 York Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2013).
£727,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.4% per year over 2 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 28.4% per year over 2 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
On floor area, 2 York Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,845
Street avg £3,163
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 142 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Rear of property
Conversion of pitched roof to rear extension to a flat roof and the provision of a balcony
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension
What's in 2 York Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3JF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
18 December 2014Most recent
£380,000
+61.5%over 1 year18 January 2013
£235,354
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3JF: £520,000 (2025–2018).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
CH48 3JQ
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