What kind of home is 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL?

8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL is a 2-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL sell for?

8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL last sold for £217,500 in June 2013, around 13 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL?

The current EPC rating for 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL is B with a score of 91 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL?

8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (2,497 sq ft), around 116 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 1AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL use?

The latest EPC at 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL have?

8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in July 2014. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL in?

8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

Is 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 73% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL?

The closest primary school to 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL is Thingwall Primary School (1.4km), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (2.3km).

What transport links are near 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL?

The closest bus stop to 8 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AL is Woodlands Drive, 212m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Woodlands Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AL

EPC B1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

232 m²

2497 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 91

Overview

About 8 Woodlands Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Woodlands Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Wirral (CH61 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2025. The latest certificate (May 2025) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 232 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £870,000 sits 300% above the 2013 sale of £217,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 49.5% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (June 2013). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Corner plotYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Woodlands Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B91

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Woodlands Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2014
Demolition And RebuildFull
In report
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 new dwellings (amended plans).
Agent
SDA
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
APP/13/01234
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What's in 8 Woodlands Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Woodlands Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2013).

Current estimate

£870,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2013)

£217,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

11 June 2013Most recent
£217,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 1AL: £345,000 (2021–2014).

Nearby sales in CH61 1AL

On the street

Versus other Woodlands Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Woodlands Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£938

Street avg £1,880

Below

Floor Area

232 m²

Street avg 181 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

13 years

Street avg 14 years

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£272k

1 Low Wood Grove

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1 Woodlands Drive

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3 bed3 bath

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10 Holmwood Avenue

CH61 1AX

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1 The Leas

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1 Barnsdale Avenue

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3 bed

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1 Regents Close

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1 Gwendoline Close

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wirral district page.

Full Wirral report

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

0.2 km

Woodlands Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Thingwall Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 1AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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