What kind of home is 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL last sold for £247,460 in November 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £220,000 in February 2007, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 2007 and November 2012, 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL rose from £220,000 to £247,460, a change of £27,460. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

The current EPC rating for 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in August 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL use?

The latest EPC at 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL had any planning applications?

23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL has council approval for single-storey extension granted in January 2015 under ref. APP/14/01524. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL in?

23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL sits in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

Is 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL 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.

What schools are near 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

The closest primary school to 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL is Pensby Primary School (310m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (1.0km).

What transport links are near 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL?

The closest bus stop to 23 Ashcroft Drive, CH61 6UL is Fairview Way, 106m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UL

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Ashcroft Drive

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

23 Ashcroft Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 6UL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 43.9% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in November 2012.

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

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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 19 Aug 2022

EPC Rating

D59

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 23 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Ashcroft Drive has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

Jan 2015
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extensions to front and rear
Agent
Architects-Direct.com
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
APP/14/01524
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What's in 23 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6UL'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.

23 Ashcroft Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£247,460

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

16 November 2012Most recent
£247,460
+12.5%over 5 years
15 February 2007
£220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 6UL: £323,100 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in CH61 6UL

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.

23 Ashcroft Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,291

Street avg £2,402

Below

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par

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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

Fairview Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 6UL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

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

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