5 Hawthorn Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in West Kirby, Wirral, Wirral (CH48 9XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 is 43.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 35.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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5 Hawthorn Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
5 Hawthorn Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Price per m²
£2,881
Street avg £2,536
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
0.1 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension.
What's in 5 Hawthorn Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 9XJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
7 September 2017Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 9XJ: £330,000 (2024–2013).

CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
CH48 9XT
Bracken Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hilbre High School. 13 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB