# 4 GRESFORD AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SX

## Property details

- Slug: `76b4b2d` (address key hash: `76b4b2d83d741683710e332b4e927173b3f45847`)
- Postcode: CH43 0SX
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 106 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £290,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,736/m²
- Local average: £239,055 (50 sales)
- Street crime: 131 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £290,000
- Date: 2026-04-10
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 27/09/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £928/year

### Recommendations
- Q (14,000)
- W1 (1,200)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2588-4067-6241-9311-5974)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-10 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | +28.9% | £290,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-3341-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2020-01-14 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | — | £312,931 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9dbad221-f579-6eb3-e053-6b04a8c0f257) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 GRESFORD AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SX | £290,000 | 10/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 4 GRESFORD AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SX | £225,000 | 14/01/2020 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [171506687](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/26437e9)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-01-27 | £300,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £290,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £225,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 PULFORD AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0TB | £330,000 | 12/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 OSMASTON ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH42 8PY | £385,000 | 17/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 4 BOWNESS AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SD | £245,000 | 07/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 40 CARLAW ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH42 8QA | £325,000 | 10/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 43 CARLAW ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH42 8PZ | £350,000 | 05/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 414 WOODCHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH42 8PG | £173,000 | 17/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 110 WATERPARK ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RS | £305,000 | 29/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 458 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SE | £212,300 | 22/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 CARLAW ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH42 8QA | £325,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 CUMBERLAND AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RZ | £242,000 | 02/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 466 WOODCHURCH ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SE | £255,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 TILSTOCK CRESCENT, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0ST | £364,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 PULFORD AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0TB | £260,000 | 18/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 EDINBURGH DRIVE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RL | £325,000 | 15/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 CALDER AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0UP | £220,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 CALDER AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0UP | £225,000 | 03/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 CUMBERLAND AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RZ | £250,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 TILSTOCK CRESCENT, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0ST | £294,000 | 13/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 32 BROXTON AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0SU | £185,000 | 13/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 122 WATERPARK ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RS | £335,000 | 12/05/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £280,265 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 37.7%
- **10y growth:** 30%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wirral; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 59.2%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wirral). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £761/mo
- **Realistic:** £845/mo
- **Optimistic:** £930/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Wirral (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Woodchurch Lane, CH42 | £800/mo | 2 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Mayfair Court, CH43 | £700/mo | 2 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £750/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £93,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-492/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **131** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Prenton Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 18 May 2012 |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 2 Apr 2019 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2022 |
| Prenton Preparatory School | Other | 0.6 miles | — (No rating) |
| Townfield Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 24 Jan 2011 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #12311425
- **Address:** 4 Gresford Avenue, PRENTON, CH43 0SX
- **Certificate Issued:** 24/04/2017
- **Work Completed:** 15/03/2017
- **Items:** 10 window(s), 1 door(s)