24 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL
About 24 South Drive
24 South Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Irby, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 2XL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 29.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 81.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £282,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of storey and a half front gable extension; replacement of existing main hip roof with hip to half hip extension and 0.5m increase in ridge height, introduction of front dormer; erection of single-storey rear extension. Other works include alterations to and replacemt of existing openings and rendering of elevations.
- Agent
- Neil Braithwaite Architect Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/21/00077
What's in 24 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£282,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 October 2020Most recent
£282,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 2XL: £380,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CH61 2XL
Versus other South Drive homes
Price per m² for 24 South Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,972
Street avg £2,394
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Manor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School. 10 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB








