8 Thorncroft Drive, Wirral, CH61 1AQ

8 Thorncroft Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £260,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.