26 York Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 9.1% per year against 0.5% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 152.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £862,500 in October 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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26 York Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Rear of property
First floor front & rear extensions. Single storey rear extension.
Latest sale on 26 York Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£836,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 7 years.
£862,500
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 7 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Price per m² for 26 York Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,712
Street avg £2,841
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
What's in 26 York Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3JF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
28 October 2025Most recent
£862,500
+91.7%over 7 years18 May 2018
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3JF: £490,000 (2025–2018).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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