18 Kale Close, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3LE
About 18 Kale Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Kale Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 34.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 87.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £146,500.
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Kale Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Kale Close, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Kale Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2018)
£146,500
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Kale Close homes
Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 18 Kale Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,015
Street avg £3,030
Floor Area
29 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.2 km
Ludlow Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH48 3LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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