What type of property is 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU last sold for £210,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £50,000 in July 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between July 1998 and September 2022, 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU rose from £50,000 to £210,000, a change of £160,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in L15 8LU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU heated?

The latest EPC at 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU located?

42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU sits in Wavertree, Liverpool, Liverpool. It falls within the L15 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

Police records around 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (170% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

The closest primary school to 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU is Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School (512m), one of 43 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is King's Leadership Academy Wavertree (711m), with 16 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU?

The closest bus stop to 42 Olive Grove, L15 8LU is Birch Grove, 220m away. The nearest rail option is Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station, 419m away.

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42 Olive Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8LU

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Olive Grove

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

42 Olive Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wavertree, Liverpool, Liverpool (L15 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 13.3% above the 2022 sale price. Sold September 2022 for £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Olive Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Olive Grove has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Olive Grove has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£238,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£210,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

28 September 2022Most recent
£210,000
+347.3%over 23 years
29 January 1999
£46,950
-6.1%over 6 months
30 July 1998
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L15 8LU: £265,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in L15 8LU

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On the street

Versus other Olive Grove homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Olive Grove outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,909

Street avg £2,341

Below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Liverpool district page.

Full Liverpool report

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

Birch Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School. 59 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L15 8LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for L15 8LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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