4 South Drive, Irby, Wirral, CH61 2XL
About 4 South Drive
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2024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
Planning history
4 South Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2022ExtensionOutlineIn 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
- May 2022ExtensionOutlineIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
4 South Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.
£257,500
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2014Most recent
£257,500
+15.2%over 10 years20 May 2004
£223,500
+123.5%over 4 years3 December 1999
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 2XL: £380,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CH61 2XL
Versus other South Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 4 South Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,320
Street avg £2,531
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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








