18 Abbey Road is a detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 7EW). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (192 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £1,336,500.
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18 Abbey Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
18 Abbey Road has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 18 Abbey Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 11 years.
£1,336,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 11 years.
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18 Abbey Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,121
Street avg £3,669
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
50.9dB

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
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
6 September 2023Most recent
£1,336,500
+102.5%over 11 years8 August 2012
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 7EW: £795,000 (2022–2017).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 12.5 t/year
Closest school
0.5 km
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB