4 Smithy Hey is a two-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 7EH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 33.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2023
4 Smithy Hey has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
4 Smithy Hey valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 10 years.
£299,950
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 10 years.
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4 Smithy Hey outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,947
Street avg £2,981
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Black Horse Hill — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey front and rear extension
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory extension
What's in 4 Smithy Hey, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 7EH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
16 June 2017Most recent
£299,950
+11.1%over 9 years30 November 2007
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 7EH: £349,950 (2024–2007).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
CH48 7HP
Closest school
0.6 km
Black Horse Hill Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB