43 South Drive is a detached house in Upton, Wirral, Wirral (CH49 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 296 m² (around 3186 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Sale prices here have outpaced Wirral HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 296 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £560,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
43 South Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
43 South Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Change of use of dwelling house (Use Class C3) to parent/baby safeguarding unit (Use Class C2) providing 24/7 residential care placements for 5 families. External alterations include a proposed rear dormer, alterations to window openings, outbuildings to rear garden, parking area to front
43 South Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
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Floor Area for 43 South Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,892
Street avg £2,343
Floor Area
296 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
South Drive — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Change of use to childrens day nursery, ground floor only.
Full planning data for 43 South Drive, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LA
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
11 November 2022Most recent
£560,000
+24.4%over 2 years31 March 2020
£450,000
+104.5%over 17 years1 August 2002
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH49 6LA: £510,000 (2023–2022).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
CH49 6NX
Closest school
0.4 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton. 32 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.3dB