4 The Close, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3UJ
About 4 The Close
4 The Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Irby, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 3UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a loft. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 9 EPCs). On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 34.4% above the 2018 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 The Close has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension
- Agent
- Bryson Architecture
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/18/00989
What's in 4 The Close, Irby, Wirral, CH61 3UJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 The Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 22 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
21 May 2018Most recent
£270,000
+395.4%over 22 years2 April 1996
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 3UJ: £271,500 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CH61 3UJ
Versus other The Close homes
Floor Area for 4 The Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,093
Street avg £2,234
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.0 km
Roslin Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Irby Primary School. 12 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB








