Flat 3, 8 The Oatlands, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 7HN
4 sales on record
About Flat 3
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 3 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 14.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (137 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £250,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Communal garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Flat 3 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flat 3, 8 The Oatlands, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 7HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Flat 3 has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2021)
£250,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other The Oatlands homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Flat 3 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,404
Street avg £2,559
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wirral district page.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Greasby Hill — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH48 7HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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