3 Fir Tree Cottages, Giddygate Lane, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1AG
About 3 Fir Tree Cottages
3 Fir Tree Cottages is a semi-detached house in Melling, Liverpool, Liverpool (L31 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Fir Tree Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Fir Tree Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£220,000
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 3 sales in L31 1AG: £165,000 (2017–1997).
Versus other Giddygate Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 3 Fir Tree Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 28 (F)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Bank Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Summerhill Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB







