5 Farndon Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH48 9YA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Launch offer · save £5
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Farndon Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Price for 5 Farndon Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 23 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 23 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Price per m² for 5 Farndon Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £2,545
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
1 August 2022Most recent
£245,000
+40.0%over 3 years17 August 2018
£175,000
+264.6%over 19 years28 May 1999
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH48 9YA: £225,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB