5 De Grouchy Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 175.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £265,000 in February 2024.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 De Grouchy Street has no planning applications on record.
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£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 6 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 6 years.
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EPC Rating for 5 De Grouchy Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
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
Darmonds Green — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
15 February 2024Most recent
£265,000
+17.8%over 6 years21 September 2017
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 5DX: £250,000 (2021–2000).

Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CH48 5HD
Closest school
0.4 km
West Kirby Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB