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85 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SS

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 85 Somerset Road

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

85 Somerset Road is a semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 8SS). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Everything you need to know about 85 Somerset Road

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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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2006
    PorchFull
    In report

    Demolition of existing garage and porch and erection of a new garage to side and a front porch with pitched roof

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/06/05306
    View planning record

What's in 85 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SS'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.

85 Somerset Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8SS: £197,000 (2023–2017).

On the street

Versus other Somerset Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 85 Somerset Road runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 67 (D)

Below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 85 Somerset 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.
£222k

1 Chatsworth Road

CH61 8RX

2 bed1 bath
£234k

1 Ridgefield Road

CH61 8RS

2 bed
£209k

10 Copeland Close

CH61 8TH

2 bed1 bath
£200k

1 Grantham Close

CH61 8SU

£199k

1 The Willows

CH61 8AB

£250k

1 Northridge Road

CH61 8RH

3 bed
£250k

1 Ridgemere Road

CH61 8RL

£251k

1 Smallridge Close

CH61 8TS

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

0.3 km

Ridgewood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Pensby High School. 11 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 8SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 8SS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 8SS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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 85 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.