5 Boulton Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 5HY). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 84.8% above the 2014 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 21.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in February 2014.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 May 2024
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 5 Boulton Avenue.
5 Boulton Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 5 Boulton Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,480
Street avg £2,170
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
Broxton Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey and single storey rear extension with raised decking.
What's in 5 Boulton Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5HY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
28 February 2014Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 5HY: £250,000 (2025–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
CH48 5EH
Closest school
0.5 km
West Kirby Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB