What kind of home is 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD last sold for £195,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £60,000 in December 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

Across 3 sales between December 1999 and October 2025, 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD rose from £60,000 to £195,000, a change of £135,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD have?

The current EPC rating for 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. It has dropped from a D recorded in June 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 44% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH62 5HD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD use?

The latest EPC at 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD had any planning applications?

5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in February 2026 (ref. LBC/26/00191). Across all filings there are 0 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD in?

5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD sits in Wirral. It falls within the CH62 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

Police records around 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD 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 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

The closest primary school to 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD is Church Drive Primary School (306m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St John Plessington Catholic College (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD?

The closest bus stop to 5 The Ginnel, CH62 5HD is Poets Corner, 159m away. The nearest rail option is Port Sunlight Rail Station, 483m away.

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5 The Ginnel, Wirral, CH62 5HD

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 5 The Ginnel

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

5 The Ginnel is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wirral (CH62 5HD). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £195,000 in October 2025. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 12.3% above the 2025 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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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

Outside

Private gardenrear
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemgas
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)

Oct 2019

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2019from Jun 2009

EPC improved fromD55toE54

Low Energy Lighting

63%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Ginnel, Wirral, CH62 5HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 The Ginnel has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Feb 2026
RenovationHeritage
In report
Internal alterations to create new doorway between existing kitchen and existing outhouse. Outhouse to be converted to new wc and utility area, including repairing existing dilapidated outhouse roof with new rafters where original ones and decayed and existing roof tiles. WC to have new drainage connection to underground system
Listed
Reference
LBC/26/00191
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What's in 5 The Ginnel, Wirral, CH62 5HD'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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£195,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

9 October 2025Most recent
£195,000
+35.9%over 21 years
2 September 2004
£143,500
+139.2%over 4 years
21 December 1999
£60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH62 5HD: £177,000 (2023–2020).

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Versus other The Ginnel homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 5 The Ginnel lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,857

Street avg £2,055

Below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Poets Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Church Drive Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH62 5HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH62 5HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

Low

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60 dB

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Everything within walking distance

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Common questions

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