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18 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UL

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 18 Ashcroft Drive

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

18 Ashcroft Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 6UL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. 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 B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold January 2023 for £323,100. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 73% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 12 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Ashcroft Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2022from Mar 2009
EPC improved fromE46toD59
Low Energy Lighting
0%85%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Ashcroft Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 18 Ashcroft Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£323,100

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 January 2023Most recent

    £323,100

    +61.6%over 13 years

  2. 13 August 2009

    £200,000

  3. 8 December 2006

    £199,950

    +57.4%over 4 years

  4. 20 August 2002

    £127,000

    +81.4%over 3 years

  5. 24 February 1999

    £70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 6UL: £285,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Ashcroft Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 18 Ashcroft Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,437

Street avg £2,298

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Ashcroft Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£334k

1 Pine View Drive

CH61 6UH

3 bed1 bath
£349k

10 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall

CH61 6UL

3 bed
£350k

1 Irby Road

CH61 6UX

3 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Quarry Close

CH61 6YE

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall

CH61 6UL

3 bed
£319k

1 Kylemore Drive

CH61 6UG

3 bed1 bath
£309k

1 Hillingdon Avenue

CH61 6XA

3 bed
£297k

1 Hannah Close

CH61 6YL

3 bed1 bath
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

Fairview Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Pensby 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 6UL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 6UL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 6UL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.