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8 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Somerset Road

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

8 Somerset Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Heswall, Wirral, Wirral (CH61 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 45.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). At 74 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 15 EPCs).

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 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
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Somerset Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 8SW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Somerset Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension to replace existing garage lean-to.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/17/00651
    View planning record

What's in 8 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.

8 Somerset Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£157,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 March 2017Most recent

    £157,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8SW: £210,000 (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.

Floor Area for 8 Somerset Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,122

Street avg £1,912

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 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.
£250k

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CH61 8RH

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1 Beeston Drive

CH61 8TD

3 bed1 bath
£280k

10 Cheddon Way

CH61 8TR

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