5 Kale Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 3LE). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 26.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 32.1% above the 2005 sale price. At 64 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 34 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Kale Close has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.6% per year over 3 years.
£184,000
Growth on file: 26.6% per year over 3 years.
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5 Kale Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,875
Street avg £3,099
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
21 January 2005Most recent
£184,000
+64.3%over 2 years7 August 2002
£112,000
+23.1%over 6 months26 January 2002
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 3LE: £215,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
CH48 3JF
Closest school
0.1 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB