5 Magazine Road, Wirral, CH62 3LH
About 5 Magazine Road
5 Magazine Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 3LH). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 10.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £152,500. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Magazine Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Magazine Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 27 years.
£152,500
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2022Most recent
£152,500
+62.2%over 18 years27 February 2004
£94,000
+394.7%over 5 years7 December 1998
£19,000
14 September 1995
£19,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH62 3LH: £207,500 (2025–2022).
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Versus other Magazine Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Magazine Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,421
Street avg £1,940
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Croft Retail Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Co-op Academy Woodslee. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB