17b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.
It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 377.2% above the 1996 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 75.3% below the postcode norm.
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17b has no planning applications on record.
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17b's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£57,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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17b outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£399
Street avg £1,831
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Ashburton Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
29 November 1996Most recent
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 4DJ: £215,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CH48 4DA
Closest school
0.5 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB