What type of property is 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY last sold for £259,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £225,000 in August 2016, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2016 and December 2020, 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY rose from £225,000 to £259,000, a change of £34,000. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY is G with a score of 15 out of 100, lodged in November 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH61 9PY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY had any planning applications?

17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY has 2 approved extension applications on file including two-storey side extension and single-storey side and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY located?

17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH61 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

Police records around 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY 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.

Which schools serve 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

The closest primary school to 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY is Thingwall Primary School (697m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Pensby High School (1.3km).

What transport links are near 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY?

The closest bus stop to 17 Cornelius Drive, CH61 9PY is Cornelius Drive, 182m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Cornelius Drive, Wirral, CH61 9PY

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 15

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Cornelius Drive

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

17 Cornelius Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Wirral (CH61 9PY). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 27.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £259,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble
Corner plotYes

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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.

17 Cornelius 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 07 Nov 2025

EPC Rating

G15

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

14.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Cornelius Drive, Wirral, CH61 9PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Aug 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
New 2 storey side extension with new single storey monopitch
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
APP/21/01148
View planning record
Mar 2019
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing rear kitchen extension and conservatory. Proposed new single storey rear & side extension.
Agent
Neal Roberts
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
APP/19/00159
View planning record

What's in 17 Cornelius Drive, Wirral, CH61 9PY'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 17 Cornelius Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£259,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

7 December 2020Most recent
£259,000
+15.1%over 4 years
23 August 2016
£225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH61 9PY: £184,950 (2020–2014).

Nearby sales in CH61 9PY

On the street

Versus other Cornelius Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Cornelius Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,313

Street avg £1,938

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£332k

1 Fender Way

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CH61 9NU

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£415k

1 Cestrian Drive

CH61 9PL

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1 Belmont Drive

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10 Beech Avenue, Pensby

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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

0.2 km

Cornelius Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Thingwall Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH61 9PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH61 9PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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