31 Hillside Road is a five-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 sits 91.2% above the 2015 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).
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31 Hillside Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
31 Hillside Road has no planning applications on record.
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31 Hillside Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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31 Hillside Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,766
Street avg £2,795
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Ennisdale Drive — 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
29 May 2015Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 8BD: £290,000 (2023–2020).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
CH48 8BF
Closest school
0.3 km
Calday Grange Grammar School. 12 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB