5 Empress Close, Liverpool, L31 8EX
About 5 Empress Close
5 Empress Close is a detached house in Liverpool (L31 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Held since October 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 302.6% above the 1995 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 71.5% below the postcode norm. At 194 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
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Planning history
5 Empress Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5 Empress Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£116,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 1995Most recent
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L31 8EX: £315,000 (2015–1999).
Nearby sales in L31 8EX
Versus other Empress Close homes
5 Empress Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£598
Street avg £2,375
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Milton Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School. 15 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







