1 South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JJ
About 1 South Drive
1 South Drive is a detached house in Wavertree, Liverpool, Liverpool (L15 8JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 South Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 South Drive sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Oct 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
To carry out tree works in a conservation area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 22TC/1898
- Jul 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
To carry out tree works.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18TC/1768
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 South Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 South Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£340,000
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 L15 8JJ: £28,500 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in L15 8JJ
Flat 3, 31 South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JJ
Sold Oct 2024
£24,000Flat 10, 31 South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JJ
Sold Sept 2024
£28,500Flat 7, 31 South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JJ
Sold Sept 2024
£32,000Flat 5, 31 South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JJ
Sold Aug 2024
£28,0005 South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JJ
Sold Mar 2023
£610,000
Everything we know about 1 South Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other South Drive homes
1 South Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 335 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 20.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Prince Alfred Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School. 51 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB