89 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW
About 89 Barnston Road
89 Barnston Road is a semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–195 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 9 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 12.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 120.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- May 2021OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Erection of small Timber outbuilding ancillary to main building 17m2 floor area
- Agent
- The Extension House Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- LDP/21/00604
- Dec 2016FullIn report
Convert commercial ground floor back to residential
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/16/00995
What's in 89 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2017Most recent
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 1BW: £210,000 (2022–2002).
Nearby sales in CH61 1BW
99 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW
Sold May 2022
£265,00097 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW
Sold Jun 2021
£450,00093 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW
Sold Dec 2018
£190,00095 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW
Sold Dec 2018
£210,000101 Barnston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 1BW
Sold Jan 2002
£148,000
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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
0.1 km
Storeton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Pensby Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB








