What type of property is 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG sell for?

12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG last sold for £410,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £230,000 in July 2008, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

Across 2 sales between July 2008 and September 2022, 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG rose from £230,000 to £410,000, a change of £180,000. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

The current EPC rating for 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 7XG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG located?

12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG sits in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

Police records around 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG 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 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

The closest primary school to 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG is Thingwall Primary School (485m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (2.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG?

The closest bus stop to 12 Sparks Lane, CH61 7XG is Sparks Lane, 179m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Sparks Lane, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 7XG

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Sparks Lane

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

12 Sparks Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 7XG). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 49.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £410,000. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached

Building

Previously extendedYes
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.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Sparks Lane, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 7XG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Sparks Lane 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£410,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2022Most recent
£410,000
+78.3%over 14 years
31 July 2008
£230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 7XG: £275,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CH61 7XG

On the street

Versus other Sparks Lane homes

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

On habitable rooms, 12 Sparks Lane stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,060

Street avg £2,469

Above

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£450k

1 Thingwall Grange, Thingwall

CH61 7YD

4 bed

£361k

1 The Foxes

CH61 7YH

4 bed2 bath

£289k

1 Beaumaris Drive, Heswall

CH61 7XP

4 bed

£370k

1 Wimborne Avenue

CH61 7UL

5 bed2 bath

£349k

1 Milton Green

CH61 7YQ

3 bed2 bath

£332k

1 Berwyn Avenue, Thingwall

CH61 7UN

3 bed1 bath

£320k

1 Manor Park Close, Thingwall

CH61 7UA

5 bed

£299k

1 Colemere Drive

CH61 7XS

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

0.2 km

Sparks Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Thingwall Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 7XG 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 7XG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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