8 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU
About 8 Holmwood Drive
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
8 Holmwood Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Holmwood Drive has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- May 2014ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Holmwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£747,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 23 years.
£681,150
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£681,150
+56.6%over 11 years24 June 2010
£435,000
+144.4%over 12 years2 April 1998
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 1AU: £425,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CH61 1AU
24 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU
Sold Sept 2025
£645,00018 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU
Sold Dec 2021
£395,00020 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU
Sold Mar 2021
£410,00016 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU
Sold Dec 2019
£425,0006 Holmwood Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1AU
Sold Mar 2019
£250,000
Versus other Holmwood Drive homes
Floor Area for 8 Holmwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,244
Street avg £3,273
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB








