4 Abbey Road is a four-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 7EW). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 13.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,091,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (192 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £895,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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4 Abbey Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
4 Abbey Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,091,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 3 years.
£895,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 3 years.
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4 Abbey Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,594
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 208 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 changed
Hot water system upgraded
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey
Proposed roof alterations to include removal of existing dormers, hip to gable extensions and increase in ridge height. Proposed first floor balcony to side elevation over existing single storey outrigger sunroom, to include re-glazing to sunroom.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Infill Extension
What's in 4 Abbey Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 7EW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
24 March 2021Most recent
£895,000
+37.7%over 2 years17 August 2018
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 7EW: £795,000 (2023–2014).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.8 t/year
CH48 7EB
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