12 Hawthorn Drive is a detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 9XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1427 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision.
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12 Hawthorn Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Oct 2018
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 12 Hawthorn Drive.
12 Hawthorn Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£394,000
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.
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On epc rating, 12 Hawthorn Drive runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of a detached office/studio outbuilding containing inset dormer balcony and timber framed decking area
Submitting full Landscaping details, Site Waste Management Plan and a Materials Drawing highlighting materials to be used. This information is in response to the conditions listed in the decision notice.
What's in 12 Hawthorn Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 9XJ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 9XJ: £340,000 (2024–2017).

Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Bracken Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hilbre High School. 13 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB