17 Dunlop Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1BX
About 17 Dunlop Drive
17 Dunlop Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melling, Liverpool, Liverpool (L31 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 63% above the 2010 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
17 Dunlop 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
17 Dunlop Drive 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
17 Dunlop Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2010Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L31 1BX: £177,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in L31 1BX
9 Dunlop Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1BX
Sold Feb 2025
£240,0001 Dunlop Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1BX
Sold Aug 2024
£172,00013 Dunlop Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1BX
Sold May 2024
£235,0007 Dunlop Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1BX
Sold Feb 2023
£177,50028 Dunlop Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1BX
Sold Dec 2022
£125,000
Versus other Dunlop Drive homes
EPC Rating for 17 Dunlop Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,184
Street avg £1,932
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Melling Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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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
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







