2 Farndon Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH48 9YA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 1.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 40.8% above the 2014 sale price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Last sold in June 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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2 Farndon Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2025
2 Farndon Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 Farndon Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 5 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 5 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Floor Area for 2 Farndon Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,107
Street avg £2,634
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 76 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

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 changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.35m for which the maximum height would be 3.65m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.40m
What's in 2 Farndon Drive, Wirral, CH48 9YA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
13 June 2014Most recent
£187,500
+8.1%over 4 years10 August 2009
£173,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 9YA: £225,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
CH48 9UP
Woodland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hilbre High School. 13 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB