What kind of home is 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ sell for?

42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ last sold for £222,000 in February 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £195,000 in August 2006, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

Across 2 sales between August 2006 and February 2017, 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ rose from £195,000 to £222,000, a change of £27,000. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

The current EPC rating for 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ use?

The latest EPC at 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in March 2021 under ref. DC/2020/02558. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ in?

42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ sits in Liverpool. It falls within the L23 postcode district.

What is crime like near 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

Police records around 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

The closest primary school to 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ is Great Crosby Catholic Primary School (626m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (389m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ?

The closest bus stop to 42 Caithness Drive, L23 0RQ is Musker Street, 192m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Caithness Drive, Liverpool, L23 0RQ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Caithness Drive

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

42 Caithness Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Liverpool (L23 0RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 57.7% above the 2017 sale of £222,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Caithness Drive, Liverpool, L23 0RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Caithness Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 42 Caithness Drive, Liverpool, L23 0RQ

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Mar 2021
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey extension to the side of the dwellinghouse
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
DC/2020/02558
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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 Caithness Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£350,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£222,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

15 February 2017Most recent
£222,000
+13.8%over 10 years
17 August 2006
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L23 0RQ: £278,500 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in L23 0RQ

On the street

Versus other Caithness Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Caithness Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,242

Street avg £2,387

On par

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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Area

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Musker Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for L23 0RQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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