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78 Barnston Road, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 7XW

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 78 Barnston Road

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

78 Barnston Road is a semi-detached house in Thingwall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 7XW). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2000 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 119 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 178.7% above the 2000 sale of £108,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 53.6% below the postcode norm.

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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.

78 Barnston Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Barnston Road, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 7XW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 Barnston Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

78 Barnston Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£301,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£108,000

Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 2000Most recent

    £108,000

    +87.8%over 4 years

  2. 27 March 1996

    £57,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 7XW: £235,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other Barnston Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 78 Barnston Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£908

Street avg £2,769

Strongly below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 78 Barnston Road

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.
£300k

1 Lyndhurst Close

CH61 7UH

£299k

1 Colemere Drive

CH61 7XS

3 bed1 bath
£294k

10 Beverley Gardens

CH61 7XU

3 bed1 bath
£293k

1 Beverley Gardens

CH61 7XU

£289k

1 Beaumaris Drive, Heswall

CH61 7XP

4 bed
£320k

1 Manor Park Close, Thingwall

CH61 7UA

5 bed
£282k

1 Ainsdale Close, Thingwall

CH61 7UJ

3 bed1 bath
£332k

1 Berwyn Avenue, Thingwall

CH61 7UN

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

Thingwall Grange — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Thingwall Primary School. 15 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 7XW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 7XW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 7XW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 78 Barnston Road, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 7XW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.