8 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG
About 8 Portland Gate
8 Portland Gate is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 4SG). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 72).
Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £80,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 40% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 23 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Portland Gate's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Portland Gate has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Portland Gate's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 19 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£80,000
+29.0%over 4 years22 January 2018
£62,000
+24.0%over 4 years23 December 2013
£50,000
-19.3%over 10 years11 June 2003
£61,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH62 4SG: £88,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH62 4SG
31 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG
Sold Jun 2025
£112,00018 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG
Sold Nov 2022
£88,00029 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG
Sold Mar 2022
£93,00011 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG
Sold Feb 2022
£85,00028 Portland Gate, Portbury Close, Wirral, CH62 4SG
Sold Nov 2021
£85,000
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Versus other Portland Gate homes
Floor Area for 8 Portland Gate lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £1,633
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Portbury Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Church Drive Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB