What type of property is 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH is a semi-detached house.

What did 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH sell for?

5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH last sold for £325,000 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £49,500 in March 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

Across 3 sales between March 1995 and July 2020, 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH rose from £49,500 to £325,000, a change of £275,500. That works out to roughly +7.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft). That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 5UH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH had any planning applications?

5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH has council approval for an extension granted in October 2004 under ref. APP/04/07023. The wider record also shows 2 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH located?

5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

Police records around 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 73% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

The closest primary school to 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH is Pensby Primary School (183m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (1.1km).

How well connected is 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH?

The closest bus stop to 5 Hillfield Drive, CH61 5UH is Kingsley Close, 201m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Hillfield Drive, Wirral, CH61 5UH

3 sales on record3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Hillfield Drive

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

5 Hillfield Drive is a semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 5UH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 10.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 107% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £325,000.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Hillfield Drive, Wirral, CH61 5UH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

Jul 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
Agent
Bryson Architecture
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
APP/16/01010
View planning record
Oct 2004
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer window.
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
APP/04/07023
View planning record

What's in 5 Hillfield Drive, Wirral, CH61 5UH's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

5 Hillfield Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£358,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

2 July 2020Most recent
£325,000
+64.1%over 15 years
4 May 2005
£198,000
+300.0%over 10 years
30 March 1995
£49,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 5UH: £300,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in CH61 5UH

On the street

Versus other Hillfield Drive homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Hillfield Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,457

Street avg £2,087

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Hillfield Drive

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£277k

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£268k

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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.

Full Wirral report

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

Kingsley Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Pensby Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 5UH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 5UH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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