5 Dorset Drive, Wirral, CH61 8SX
About 5 Dorset Drive
5 Dorset Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wirral (CH61 8SX). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 438.6% above the 1995 sale of £50,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm. At 105 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 15 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Dorset Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Dorset Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 1995Most recent
£50,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 8SX: £225,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Dorset Drive homes
On price per m², 5 Dorset Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£481
Street avg £1,994
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB