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12 Lock Road, Wirral, CH62 0BE

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Lock Road

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

12 Lock Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

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. At 116 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 4 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 53% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Parkingoff_road
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2022from Feb 2012
EPC improved fromE53toD64
Low Energy Lighting
20%87%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Lock Road, Wirral, CH62 0BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

  1. Mar 2023
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Demolition of existing shed and proposed new single storey side extension

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    APPH/23/00136
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2020
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of a single-storey side/rear extension.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/20/00831
    View planning record

What's in 12 Lock Road, Wirral, CH62 0BE'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 12 Lock Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£255,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2022Most recent

    £255,000

    +64.5%over 10 years
  2. 24 June 2012

    £155,000

    +17.0%over 7 years
  3. 22 July 2004

    £132,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH62 0BE: £150,000 (2025–2008).

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On the street

Versus other Lock Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12 Lock Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,198

Street avg £1,640

Above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Woodland Remembrance Park — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Christ The King Catholic Primary School. 8 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 CH62 0BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH62 0BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH62 0BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

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