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52 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 52 Somerset Road

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

52 Somerset Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 102 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 53.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in December 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.

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
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Corner plotYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Before you decide

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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.

52 Somerset Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2000
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of a detached garage to the rear

    Reference
    APP/00/06615
    View planning record

What's in 52 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SW'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.

Latest sale on 52 Somerset Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£265,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£250,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2023Most recent

    £250,000

    +317.0%over 25 years

  2. 30 October 1998

    £59,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8SW: £177,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Somerset Road homes

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

CO₂ Emissions for 52 Somerset Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,451

Street avg £1,876

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 52 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.
£256k

1 Beeston Drive

CH61 8TD

3 bed1 bath
£280k

10 Cheddon Way

CH61 8TR

3 bed
£250k

1 Northridge Road

CH61 8RH

3 bed
£282k

1 Sussex Close

CH61 8SY

3 bed
£288k

1 Arundel Close

CH61 8TB

3 bed2 bath
£289k

1 Cheddon Way

CH61 8TR

3 bed3 bath
£314k

1 Devon Drive

CH61 8SZ

3 bed1 bath
£150k

10 Bridgenorth Road

CH61 8SQ

3 bed
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

Somerset Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 8SW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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