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178 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AR

EPC B6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
249 m²
2680 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 178 Barnston Road

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

178 Barnston Road is a detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2021 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £911,000 is 23.9% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £735,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Everything you need to know about 178 Barnston Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

EPC Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 178 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

178 Barnston Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Mar 2021
    Full
    In report

    Application for variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission (APP/16/01475) to allow for external alterations, including introduction of new openings.

    Agent
    KJP Architecture
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/20/01330
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2021
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of conditions (3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14)

    Agent
    KJP Architecture
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    DIS/20/00798
    View planning record

What's in 178 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AR's planning history?

4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Latest sale on 178 Barnston Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£911,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£735,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2021Most recent

    £735,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 1AR: £425,000 (2016–2003).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 178 Barnston Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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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£439k

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1 Barnsdale Avenue

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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

0.1 km

Woodlands Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Thingwall Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 1AR

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 178 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.