5a is a one-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 801 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 74 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 74–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 11 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 1.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 40.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
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5a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2018
5a has no planning applications on record.
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£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 14 years.
£102,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 14 years.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
West Kirby Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
27 November 2017Most recent
£102,000
-27.1%over 8 years15 May 2009
£140,000
+75.1%over 5 years19 March 2004
£79,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 4DA: £320,000 (2025–2021).

CH48 4DJ
Closest school
0.6 km
West Kirby Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB