4 Leachway, Wirral, CH61 4XJ
About 4 Leachway
4 Leachway is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 4XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 121 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £325,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
4 Leachway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Leachway has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Reference
- APPH/23/01185
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Rear and side wraparound single storey extension with render and cladding to elevations (amended).
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- APPH/22/01799
What's in 4 Leachway, Wirral, CH61 4XJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2023Most recent
£325,000
+65.0%over 9 years7 February 2014
£197,000
+137.3%over 14 years6 October 1999
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 4XJ: £191,000 (2023–2011).
Versus other Leachway homes
4 Leachway is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,686
Street avg £2,229
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Hillview Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB








