What type of property is 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA?

3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA last change hands?

3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA last sold for £251,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £124,950 in June 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 2004 and September 2021, 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA rose from £124,950 to £251,000, a change of £126,050. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA?

The current EPC rating for 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA is F with a score of 31 out of 100, lodged in August 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA?

3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA?

3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA is in council tax band C.

Where is 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA located?

3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

Is 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA 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 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA?

The closest primary school to 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA is Pensby Primary School (748m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (1.3km).

What is the nearest station to 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA?

The closest bus stop to 3 Ridgewood Drive, CH61 8RA is Fishers Lane, 136m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Ridgewood Drive, Wirral, CH61 8RA

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 31

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Ridgewood Drive

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

3 Ridgewood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 8RA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £251,000. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
ParkingOff road

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.

3 Ridgewood Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F31

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Ridgewood Drive, Wirral, CH61 8RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Ridgewood 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.

3 Ridgewood Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£251,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£251,000
+47.7%over 16 years
14 January 2005
£169,950
+36.0%over 7 months
24 June 2004
£124,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8RA: £237,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in CH61 8RA

On the street

Versus other Ridgewood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 3 Ridgewood Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,390

Street avg £2,248

On par

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 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

Fishers Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Pensby Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 8RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 8RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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