4 Water Street, Wirral, CH62 5HB
About 4 Water Street
4 Water Street is an end-of-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 5HB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 87 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2000. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Water Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2000RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of rear ground floor window
New Windows- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- LBC/00/05774
What's in 4 Water Street, Wirral, CH62 5HB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Water Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH62 5HB: £229,995 (2025–2013).
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Versus other Water Street homes
On epc rating, 4 Water Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Shore Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Church Drive Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB