Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Dowhills Drive, Liverpool, L23 8SU
Estimated value
£835,000
- Since the 2012 sale (£550,000)+52%
- Against L23 8SU's recent median (£720,000)+16%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
208 m²
2239 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£835,000
- Against its 2012 sale (£550,000)+52%
- Against L23 8SU's recent median (£720,000)+16%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Dowhills Drive is modelled from its 208 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in L23 8SU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
208 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2012
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2012
Recent sales in L23 8SU
5 sales, median £720,000 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Dowhills Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
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
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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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 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
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
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.
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
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 239 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- St Michaels Church of England AcademySecondary835m
- Valewood Primary SchoolPrimary940m
- Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
Nearest stops
- St Michaels RoadBus stop166m
- Merrilocks RoadBus stop236m
- Hall Road StationBus stop242m
- Dowhills RoadBus stop264m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences695 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour263 reports14%
- Shoplifting181 reports10%
- Public Order179 reports10%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Dowhills Drive is modelled from its 208 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in L23 8SU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Dowhills Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Dowhills Drive was lodged in March 2012 at band F and expired in March 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Dowhills Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from L23 8SU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Dowhills Drive is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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