What type of property is 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR?

1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR last change hands?

1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR last sold for £357,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £41,000 in August 1995, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 1995 and March 2021, 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR rose from £41,000 to £357,000, a change of £316,000. That works out to roughly +8.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR?

1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 51 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 6UR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR?

1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR is in council tax band D.

Where is 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR located?

1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR?

Police records around 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR 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 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR?

The closest primary school to 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR is Heswall Primary School (466m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (1.4km).

What is the nearest station to 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR?

The closest bus stop to 1 Downham Road North, CH61 6UR is Whitfield Lane, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Downham Road North, Wirral, CH61 6UR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Downham Road North

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

1 Downham Road North is a two-bedroom detached house in Wirral (CH61 6UR). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2020. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 16.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 84.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £357,000 in March 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2021

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2021from Oct 2020

Low Energy Lighting

100%31%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Ventilation

NaturalExtract

Mechanical ventilation installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Downham Road North, Wirral, CH61 6UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Downham Road North has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Downham Road North has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£357,000

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2021Most recent
£357,000
+770.7%over 25 years
9 August 1995
£41,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 6UR: £340,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CH61 6UR

On the street

Versus other Downham Road North homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Downham Road North outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,535

Street avg £2,148

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par

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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

Whitfield Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Heswall Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 6UR 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 6UR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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