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8 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
210 m²
2260 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Holmwood Drive

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

8 Holmwood Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £681,150 in August 2021. 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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageIntegral
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Holmwood Drive

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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.

8 Holmwood Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Sept 2009
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
12%79%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Holmwood Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Proposed First floor extension over the existing garage to the front of the property.

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/14/00457
    View planning record

What's in 8 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU'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.

Latest sale on 8 Holmwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£747,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£681,150

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2021Most recent

    £681,150

    +56.6%over 11 years
  2. 24 June 2010

    £435,000

    +144.4%over 12 years
  3. 2 April 1998

    £178,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 1AU: £425,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Holmwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Holmwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,244

Street avg £3,273

On par

Floor Area

210 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Holmwood Drive

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
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.

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

Holmwood 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 1AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 1AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 1AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

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 8 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.