1a is a detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 7EY). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 186 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 182–260 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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
Ashburton Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Certificate of Lawfulness for the conversion of two flats back into to a single dwellinghouse
Demolition of existing garages and construction of 1 nr. new build dwelling over 2/3 storeys.
What's in 1a, Townfield Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 7EY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 7EY: £560,000 (2024–2004).

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
40.9dB