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4 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 South Drive

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

4 South Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Irby, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 2XL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 111 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 13 EPCs). On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 47.6% above the 2014 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 South 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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 South Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Certificate of Lawfulness relating to a Single Storey Side Extension and a rear dormer window

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    LDP/22/01004
    View planning record
  2. May 2022
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of an extension that would extend 4m beyond the original rear wall and for which the maximum height would be 3mand the height of the eaves would be 3m.

    Agent
    ArchitectFolk
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    RESX/22/00780
    View planning record

What's in 4 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL'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.

4 South Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£380,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£257,500

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 November 2014Most recent

    £257,500

    +15.2%over 10 years
  2. 20 May 2004

    £223,500

    +123.5%over 4 years
  3. 3 December 1999

    £100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 2XL: £380,000 (2023–2017).

On the street

Versus other South Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 4 South Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,320

Street avg £2,531

On par

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 South 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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 2XL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 2XL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 2XL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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 4 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.