Semi-Detached 3 sales on record

20 LONGACRE CLOSE

WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD

£195,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	LEASOWE ROAD/SOUTHCROFT ROAD	0.1 miles
Train station	Wallasey Village	0.2 miles
Shop	Lidl	0.2 miles
University	Liverpool John Moores University City Campus	3.7 miles
Hospital	Parkfield Medical Centre	5.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

69 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£195,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,826/m²

Local average

£270,218 (58 sales)

Street crime

93 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/01/2025

Expiry date: 29/01/2035

Current heating cost: £803/year

Potential heating cost: £740/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	11/03/2026	£195,000	Semi-detached	+62.5%	£190,112 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	31/01/2011	£120,000	Semi-detached	+77.8%	£209,423 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	27/07/1999	£67,500	Semi-detached	—	£308,855 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£195,000
listed	05/02/2025	£210,500
sold	01/01/2011	£120,000
sold	01/01/1999	£67,500
sold	01/01/1997	£55,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
42 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QB	£285,000	11/12/2025	Semi-detached
36 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PT	£225,000	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
69 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QA	£394,130	17/11/2025	Semi-detached
9 NORTHCOTE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8LF	£260,000	22/08/2025	Semi-detached
18 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QB	£260,000	14/02/2025	Semi-detached
14 LONGACRE CLOSE, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD	£225,000	22/11/2023	Semi-detached
20 MOORCROFT ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QF	£217,000	27/10/2023	Semi-detached
40 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NQ	£195,000	21/12/2022	Semi-detached
58 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NQ	£204,500	28/11/2022	Semi-detached
34 MALVERN ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NW	£240,000	26/08/2022	Semi-detached
148 LEASOWE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PH	£250,000	08/08/2022	Semi-detached
11 MOORCROFT ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QF	£241,000	05/08/2022	Semi-detached
163 LEASOWE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PA	£225,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
8 MOORCROFT ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QF	£243,000	31/05/2022	Semi-detached
182 LEASOWE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PH	£232,000	06/05/2022	Semi-detached
14 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NQ	£180,000	08/04/2022	Semi-detached
34 MALVERN ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NW	£125,000	09/02/2022	Semi-detached
28 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PT	£210,000	07/02/2022	Semi-detached
5 NORTHCOTE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8LF	£249,950	21/01/2022	Semi-detached
63 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QA	£266,000	14/12/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £236,379 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 14%

10y growth 57.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wirral. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 7.1%

5y (index) 24.2%

10y (index) 59.2%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wirral. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £761/mo

Realistic £845/mo

Optimistic £930/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wirral.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Wirral: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Maisonette, Wallasey Village, CH45	£850/mo	2	0.33 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.44%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 5.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.1×

Monthly cashflow £-28/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	41
Public order	13
Shoplifting	13
Anti-social behaviour	7
Criminal damage and arson	5
Other theft	4
Vehicle crime	4
Drugs	3
Burglary	1
Other crime	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	93

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
The Mosslands School	Secondary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 14 May 2024
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 20 Dec 2023
Greenleas Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 24 Jul 2023
St George's Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 20 Feb 2014
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 18 Jan 2024

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
21/11/2011	01/11/2011	—	1

# 20 LONGACRE CLOSE, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD

## Property details

- Slug: `a2f41df` (address key hash: `a2f41dffbce308e5fc10ae53334a5885dbc304d9`)
- Postcode: CH45 8QD
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 69 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Last sold: £195,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,826/m²
- Local average: £270,218 (58 sales)
- Street crime: 93 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £195,000
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/01/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £803/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0792-0204-8805-6006-2404)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-11 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | +62.5% | £190,112 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6eb1-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2011-01-31 | £120,000 | Semi-detached | +77.8% | £209,423 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4d56de99-0084-41dc-9dca-d04f4cae01d4) |
| Sold | 1999-07-27 | £67,500 | Semi-detached | — | £308,855 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b246d96c-2374-4b29-aac6-d67292a1b276) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 LONGACRE CLOSE, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD | £195,000 | 11/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 20 LONGACRE CLOSE, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD | £120,000 | 31/01/2011 | Semi-detached |
| 20 LONGACRE CLOSE, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD | £67,500 | 27/07/1999 | 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: [157819118](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a1874ea)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £195,000 |
| listed | 2025-02-05 | £210,500 |
| sold | 2011-01-01 | £120,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £67,500 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £55,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QB | £285,000 | 11/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 36 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PT | £225,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 69 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QA | £394,130 | 17/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 9 NORTHCOTE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8LF | £260,000 | 22/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QB | £260,000 | 14/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 14 LONGACRE CLOSE, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QD | £225,000 | 22/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 20 MOORCROFT ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QF | £217,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NQ | £195,000 | 21/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 58 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NQ | £204,500 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 MALVERN ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NW | £240,000 | 26/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 148 LEASOWE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PH | £250,000 | 08/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 MOORCROFT ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QF | £241,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 163 LEASOWE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PA | £225,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 MOORCROFT ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QF | £243,000 | 31/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 182 LEASOWE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PH | £232,000 | 06/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ST NICHOLAS ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NQ | £180,000 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 MALVERN ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8NW | £125,000 | 09/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 GAINSBOROUGH ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8PT | £210,000 | 07/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 NORTHCOTE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8LF | £249,950 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 63 SOUTHBOURNE ROAD, WALLASEY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH45 8QA | £266,000 | 14/12/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £236,379 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 14%
- **10y growth:** 57.9%

## 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 from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Wallasey Village, CH45 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.33 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*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 £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-28/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.6%

*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 | 41 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **93** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Mosslands School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 14 May 2024 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 20 Dec 2023 |
| Greenleas Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 Jul 2023 |
| St George's Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 20 Feb 2014 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2024 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #8532776
- **Address:** 20 Longacre Close, WALLASEY, CH45 8QD
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/11/2011
- **Work Completed:** 01/11/2011
- **Items:** 1 door(s)