1 Abbey Road is a detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 7EN). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £751,000 is 21.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £620,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 169 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (237 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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1 Abbey Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Abbey Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Price for 1 Abbey Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£751,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 23 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 23 years.
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On floor area, 1 Abbey Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,669
Street avg £3,207
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 235 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
Monks Way — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
31 January 2019Most recent
£620,000
+30.3%over 2 years5 February 2016
£476,000
+90.4%over 13 years11 December 2002
£249,950
+100.0%over 7 years30 August 1995
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 7EN: £650,000 (2024–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB