What kind of home is 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU?

5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU sell for?

5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU last sold for £550,000 in June 2012, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU is F with a score of 26 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU?

5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (2,239 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in L23 8SU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU use?

The latest EPC at 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU?

5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU in?

5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU sits in Liverpool. It falls within the L23 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU?

Police records around 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU show an average of 132 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (17% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU?

The closest primary school to 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU is Valewood Primary School (940m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Michaels Church of England Academy (835m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Dowhills Drive, L23 8SU is St Michaels Road, 166m away. The nearest rail option is Hall Road Rail Station, 287m away.

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5 Dowhills Drive, Liverpool, L23 8SU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

208 m²

2239 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 26

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Dowhills Drive

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

5 Dowhills Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Liverpool (L23 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £835,000 sits 51.8% above the 2012 sale of £550,000. 14 years since the last transfer (June 2012).

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

Bedrooms4

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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.

5 Dowhills Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2022

Current Certificate

Mar 2012

EPC Rating

F26

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

18.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 29 March 2022

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Dowhills Drive, Liverpool, L23 8SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Dowhills Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Dowhills Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£835,000

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Last sold (2012)

£550,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 June 2012Most recent
£550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L23 8SU: £720,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in L23 8SU

On the street

Versus other Dowhills Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Dowhills Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,644

Street avg £2,817

On par

Floor Area

208 m²

Street avg 239 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

18.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

132/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St Michaels Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Michaels Church of England Academy. 16 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L23 8SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for L23 8SU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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