What type of property is 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP last sold for £370,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in November 2016, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

Across 2 sales between November 2016 and April 2022, 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP rose from £240,000 to £370,000, a change of £130,000. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 1AP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP located?

5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

Is 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP 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.

Which schools serve 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

The closest primary school to 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP is Thingwall Primary School (1.3km), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (2.3km).

What transport links are near 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP?

The closest bus stop to 5 Woodlands Drive, CH61 1AP is Woodlands Drive, 190m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Woodlands Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AP

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Woodlands Drive

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

5 Woodlands Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Wirral (CH61 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 229.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageSingle

Building

RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Woodlands Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Woodlands Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£365,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£370,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

13 April 2022Most recent
£370,000
+54.2%over 5 years
11 November 2016
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 1AP: £335,000 (2023–2014).

Nearby sales in CH61 1AP

On the street

Versus other Woodlands Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 Woodlands Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,362

Street avg £3,019

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

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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

1.3 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 1AP 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 1AP

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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Common questions

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