What type of property is 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU last sold for £240,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £140,000 in November 2013, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2013 and June 2021, 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU rose from £140,000 to £240,000, a change of £100,000. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

The current EPC rating for 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 5XU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU heated?

The latest EPC at 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU have?

28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in January 2022 under ref. APP/21/01762. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU is in council tax band C.

Where is 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU located?

28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU sits in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

Police records around 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU 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 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

The closest primary school to 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU is Pensby Primary School (383m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (818m).

How well connected is 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU?

The closest bus stop to 28 Derwent Drive, CH61 5XU is Rosemead Avenue, 126m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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28 Derwent Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 5XU

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 28 Derwent Drive

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

28 Derwent Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 5XU). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

28 Derwent Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2022

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Derwent Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 5XU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2022
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Conversion of roof space with front dormer, and rear single storey extenion
Agent
KJP Architecture
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
APP/21/01762
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What's in 28 Derwent Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 5XU'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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£240,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£240,000
+71.4%over 7 years
8 November 2013
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 5XU: £215,216 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in CH61 5XU

On the street

Versus other Derwent Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 28 Derwent Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,376

Street avg £2,120

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Rosemead Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 5XU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 5XU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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