18, MELFORD DRIVE, PRENTON, CH43 3EX - £155,000

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18 MELFORD DRIVE is a small extended semi-detached house of 97m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £216,419. It was last sold for £155,000 in June 2019, which was around 8% below the average June 2019 semi-detached price in the Wirral local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2011, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

18 MELFORD DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 18 MELFORD DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Wirral local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the five 18 MELFORD DRIVE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2019 27 JUN	£155,000	£168,880	8% below HPI
2017 14 AUG	£150,000	£167,946	11% below HPI
2011 11 OCT	£100,000	£144,283	31% below HPI
2007 20 JUL	£155,000	£157,780	2% below HPI
2002 16 AUG	£95,000	£79,306	20% above HPI

18 MELFORD DRIVE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Wirral local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The five 18 MELFORD DRIVE sales between August 2002 and June 2019 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the August 2017 sale was for 11% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 11% below the HPI over time, until the June 2019 sale, where it rises to 8% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 8% below the HPI.

What might 18 MELFORD DRIVE be worth now?

18 MELFORD DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £216,419.

This is based on house price inflation of 39.6%, between June 2019 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the Wirral local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 39.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 18 MELFORD DRIVE of £155,000 on 27th June 2019. For the value to have increased from £155,000 to £216,419 over the six years and four months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 18 MELFORD DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Wirral local authority area.
• The June 2019 sale price of £155,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 18 MELFORD DRIVE has not materially changed since June 2019.

How Large is 18 MELFORD DRIVE?

18 MELFORD DRIVE is 97m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2011. This puts it in the smallest 40% of semi-detached houses houses in Birkenhead, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Birkenhead, and where 18 MELFORD DRIVE lies on this distribution: 31% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 18 MELFORD DRIVE, and 69% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Birkenhead.

18 MELFORD DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

18 MELFORD DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.055 of an acre, or 221m². The below map shows the location of 18 MELFORD DRIVE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 18 MELFORD DRIVE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 18 MELFORD DRIVE?

18 MELFORD DRIVE is located in PRENTON, in the CH43 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 18 on MELFORD DRIVE.