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4 Downham Road North, Wirral, CH61 6UR

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 4 Downham Road North

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

4 Downham Road North is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 6UR). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold July 2021 for £273,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 22.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Downham Road North

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

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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.

4 Downham Road North sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2013from Mar 2011
Heating Controls
Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Ventilation
NaturalExtract

Mechanical ventilation installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Downham Road North, Wirral, CH61 6UR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Downham Road North has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Jun 2025
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side extension with single storey rear extension

    Reference
    APPH/25/00909
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2003
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single-storey side extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/03/06137
    View planning record

What's in 4 Downham Road North, Wirral, CH61 6UR'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.

4 Downham Road North has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£334,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£273,500

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 July 2021Most recent

    £273,500

    +26.0%over 12 years
  2. 5 July 2009

    £217,000

    +4.1%over 3 years
  3. 1 June 2006

    £208,500

    +15.8%over 12 months
  4. 9 June 2005

    £180,000

    +16.1%over 1 year
  5. 10 June 2003

    £155,000

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

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.

Habitable Rooms for 4 Downham Road North lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,464

Street avg £2,246

Above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 119 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Downham Road North

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
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.

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.

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 6UR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 6UR

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Downham Road North, Wirral, CH61 6UR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.