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10 Dorset Drive, Wirral, CH61 8SX

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 10 Dorset Drive

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

10 Dorset Drive is a semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 8SX). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 68 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 248.6% above the 2001 sale of £53,928. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 51.1% 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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 10 Dorset Drive, Wirral, CH61 8SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

10 Dorset Drive 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.

10 Dorset Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£53,928

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 August 2001Most recent

    £53,928

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8SX: £225,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Dorset Drive homes

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

On epc rating, 10 Dorset Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£793

Street avg £1,968

Strongly below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 10 Dorset Drive

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.
£182k

1 Sandridge Road

CH61 8RY

£199k

1 The Willows

CH61 8AB

£200k

1 Grantham Close

CH61 8SU

£175k

1 Copeland Close

CH61 8TH

£172k

1 Somerset Road, Heswall

CH61 8SN

£209k

10 Copeland Close

CH61 8TH

2 bed1 bath
£222k

1 Chatsworth Road

CH61 8RX

2 bed1 bath
£153k

1 Greenway, Heswall

CH61 8SR

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

0.6 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 8SX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH61 8SX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 8SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

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 10 Dorset Drive, Wirral, CH61 8SX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.