What kind of home is 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX?

8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX last change hands?

8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX last sold for £70,000 in March 2010, around 16 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in September 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX?

8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (930 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH62 1AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX use?

The latest EPC at 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX?

8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX in?

8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX sits in New Ferry, Wirral, Wirral. It falls within the CH62 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX?

Police records around 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX?

The closest primary school to 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX is Grove Street Primary School (288m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St John Plessington Catholic College (733m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX?

The closest bus stop to 8 Legh Road, CH62 1AX is Legh Road, 60m away. The nearest rail option is Bebington Rail Station, 599m away.

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8 Legh Road, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 1AX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

86 m²

930 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Legh Road

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

8 Legh Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in New Ferry, Wirral, Wirral (CH62 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 930 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 86 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 94.3% above the 2010 sale of £70,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Legh Road 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 11 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Legh Road, New Ferry, Wirral, CH62 1AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Legh Road 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.

8 Legh Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£70,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 March 2010Most recent
£70,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH62 1AX: £62,000 (2022–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Legh Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 Legh Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£810

Street avg £991

On par

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Legh Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Grove Street Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH62 1AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH62 1AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.

FAQ

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