What kind of home is 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL last change hands?

5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL last sold for £457,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £251,000 in September 2015, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2015 and February 2021, 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL rose from £251,000 to £457,000, a change of £206,000. That works out to roughly +11.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

The current EPC rating for 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL is F with a score of 31 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (1,464 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in L31 3DL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL use?

The latest EPC at 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL had any planning applications?

5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in January 2016 under ref. DC/2015/02066. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL in?

5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL sits in Liverpool. It falls within the L31 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

Police records around 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 68% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

The closest primary school to 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL is Summerhill Primary School (420m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Maricourt Catholic High School (636m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL?

The closest bus stop to 5 Willow Hey, L31 3DL is Maghull Station, 230m away. The nearest rail option is Maghull Rail Station, 235m away.

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5 Willow Hey, Liverpool, L31 3DL

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

136 m²

1464 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 31

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Willow Hey

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

5 Willow Hey is a four-bedroom detached house in Liverpool (L31 3DL). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 is 30.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £457,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

Period featuresYes

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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 Willow Hey 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 12 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

F31

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

16.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Willow Hey, Liverpool, L31 3DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Willow Hey, Liverpool, L31 3DL

1decisions1extensions15documents

Jan 2016
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a new garage to the side of the dwellinghouse after demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey extension to the rear/side connected to the new garage.
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
DC/2015/02066
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£598,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£457,000

Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

15 February 2021Most recent
£457,000
+82.1%over 5 years
15 September 2015
£251,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in L31 3DL: £410,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in L31 3DL

On the street

Versus other Willow Hey homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Willow Hey runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,360

Street avg £2,082

Strongly above

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 163 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

16.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Maghull Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Summerhill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around L31 3DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for L31 3DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low

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