28, LEA CLOSE, PRENTON, CH43 9QW - £164,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

28 LEA CLOSE is a very small detached house of 86m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £264,727. It was last sold for £164,000 in December 2009, which was around 29% below the average December 2009 detached price in the Wirral local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2024, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

28 LEA CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 28 LEA CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Wirral local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 28 LEA CLOSE 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
2009 18 DEC	£164,000	£229,834	29% below HPI
1997 4 MAR	£65,500	£82,134	20% below HPI

28 LEA CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wirral local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 28 LEA CLOSE sales from March 1997 and December 2009 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 March 1997 sale was for 20% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 20% below the HPI over time, until the December 2009 sale, where it falls to 29% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 29% below the HPI.

What might 28 LEA CLOSE be worth now?

28 LEA CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £264,727.

This is based on house price inflation of 61.4%, between December 2009 and December 2024, for 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 61.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 28 LEA CLOSE of £164,000 on 18th December 2009. For the value to have increased from £164,000 to £264,727 over the fifteen years to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 28 LEA CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wirral local authority area.
• The December 2009 sale price of £164,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 28 LEA CLOSE has not materially changed since December 2009.

How Large is 28 LEA CLOSE?

28 LEA CLOSE is 86m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2024. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Birkenhead, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Birkenhead, and where 28 LEA CLOSE lies on this distribution: 19% of detached houses houses are smaller than 28 LEA CLOSE, and 80% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Birkenhead.

28 LEA CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

28 LEA CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.130 of an acre, or 527m². The below map shows the location of 28 LEA CLOSE, 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 28 LEA CLOSE). 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 28 LEA CLOSE?

28 LEA CLOSE is located in PRENTON, in the CH43 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 28 on LEA CLOSE.