5 Barnes Drive, Liverpool, L31 2LN
About 5 Barnes Drive
5 Barnes Drive is a semi-detached house in Liverpool (L31 2LN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, 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 £224,000 sits 54.5% above the 2014 sale of £145,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014.
Energy performance
5 Barnes Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
5 Barnes Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Barnes Drive, Liverpool, L31 2LN
- May 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Prior approval submission for a proposed rear extension projecting 4.0 metres from the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse with a height of 2.925 metres at the eaves and a MAXIMUM height of 3.722 metres at the pitch (Valid on 23/04/2018)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2018/00776
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Sales history & valuation
5 Barnes Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 2014Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L31 2LN: £175,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in L31 2LN
Versus other Barnes Drive homes
On epc rating, 5 Barnes Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,686
Street avg £1,753
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Virginia Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lydiate Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







