161 Frankby Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 9UU). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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161 Frankby Road has no planning applications on record.
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161 Frankby Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 6 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 6 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 161 Frankby Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,722
Street avg £2,299
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

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
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
11 March 2022Most recent
£245,000
+4.9%over 3 years12 October 2018
£233,500
+45.9%over 3 years18 September 2015
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 9UU: £208,000 (2024–2019).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
CH48 9UP
Newton Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hilbre High School. 13 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB