What kind of home is 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB sell for?

26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB last sold for £340,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £225,000 in August 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

Across 3 sales between August 2005 and May 2018, 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB rose from £225,000 to £340,000, a change of £115,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 6XB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB use?

The latest EPC at 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB in?

26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

What is crime like near 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

Police records around 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB 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 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

The closest primary school to 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB is Pensby Primary School (527m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (1.2km).

What is the nearest station to 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB?

The closest bus stop to 26 Elmwood Drive, CH61 6XB is Elmwood Drive, 92m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Elmwood Drive, Wirral, CH61 6XB

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Elmwood Drive

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

26 Elmwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Wirral (CH61 6XB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2005–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 25.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).

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

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

26 Elmwood Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

8.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Elmwood Drive, Wirral, CH61 6XB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Elmwood Drive 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.

26 Elmwood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£427,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£340,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

24 May 2018Most recent
£340,000
+19.3%over 2 years
13 September 2015
£285,000
+26.7%over 10 years
23 August 2005
£225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 6XB: £285,000 (2023–2016).

Nearby sales in CH61 6XB

On the street

Versus other Elmwood Drive homes

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

On co₂ emissions, 26 Elmwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,906

Street avg £1,989

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly 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

Elmwood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 6XB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 6XB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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