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8 Elmwood Drive, Wirral, CH61 6XB

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Elmwood Drive

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

8 Elmwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 6XB). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 122 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 12 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 40% above the 2016 sale price.

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Elmwood 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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Elmwood Drive, Wirral, CH61 6XB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/08/05642
    View planning record

What's in 8 Elmwood Drive, Wirral, CH61 6XB'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.

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

Current estimate

£399,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£285,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2016Most recent

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 6XB: £330,000 (2023–2017).

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.

8 Elmwood Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,336

Street avg £2,041

On par

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Elmwood 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.
£359k

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3 bed1 bath
£349k

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1 Pine View Drive

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3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Ashcroft Drive, Heswall

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3 bed
£319k

1 Kylemore Drive

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3 bed1 bath
£309k

1 Hillingdon Avenue

CH61 6XA

3 bed
£297k

1 Hannah Close

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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

Elmwood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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 6XB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 6XB

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Elmwood Drive, Wirral, CH61 6XB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.