What kind of home is 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX?

16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX sell for?

16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX last sold for £220,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £170,000 in February 2016, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX?

Across 2 sales between February 2016 and December 2021, 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX rose from £170,000 to £220,000, a change of £50,000. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX?

16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 8SX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX use?

The latest EPC at 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX?

16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX in?

16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

Is 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX 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.

What schools are near 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX?

The closest primary school to 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX is Ladymount Catholic Primary School (611m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (565m).

How well connected is 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX?

The closest bus stop to 16 Dorset Drive, CH61 8SX is Ridgewood Drive, 336m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Dorset Drive, Wirral, CH61 8SX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Dorset Drive

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

16 Dorset Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 8SX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 25% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 99.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 27.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £220,000. 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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached
Corner plotYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

16 Dorset Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Dorset Drive, Wirral, CH61 8SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£275,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£220,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

3 December 2021Most recent
£220,000
+29.4%over 5 years
19 February 2016
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8SX: £225,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CH61 8SX

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.

16 Dorset Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,143

Street avg £1,773

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.3 km

Ridgewood Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Pensby High School. 10 schools nearby.

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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· 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

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FAQ

Common questions

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