18 Somerset Road is a two-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 6EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 62 m² this is the 10th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 116% above the 2003 sale of £64,350. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 30.5% below the postcode norm. At 62 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 35 EPCs).
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18 Somerset Road has no planning applications on record.
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£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£64,350
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 18 Somerset Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,038
Street avg £1,777
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
24 October 2003Most recent
£64,350
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 6EJ: £135,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
CH48 6DJ
Black Horse Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Black Horse Hill Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB