26 Woodlands Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AL

26 Woodlands Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Wirral (CH61 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 268 m² (around 2885 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 268 m² the property is well over the postcode median (192 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £703,000 sits 146.7% above the 2010 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.