Semi-Detached

18 CORNFLOWER WAY

WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SU

£215,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	LEASOWE STATION/REEDS LANE	0.1 miles
Train station	Leasowe	0.2 miles
Shop	Aldi	0.3 miles
University	Liverpool John Moores University City Campus	4.6 miles
Hospital	Parkfield Medical Centre	5.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£215,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£2,945/m²

Local average

£203,021 (54 sales)

Street crime

149 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 23/06/2021

Expiry date: 22/06/2031

Current heating cost: £465/year

Potential heating cost: £420/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,550

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Party wall insulation (£300 - £600)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
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	30/04/2026	£215,000	Semi-detached	—	£215,398 to June 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	£215,000
listed	11/09/2025	£220,000
sold	01/01/1998	£66,000

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
3 HYACINTH GROVE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SW	£218,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
20 SAXON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UD	£200,000	17/10/2025	Semi-detached
9 BULLRUSH DRIVE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SX	£200,000	28/02/2023	Semi-detached
7 SUNFIELD ROAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UL	£70,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
174 REEDS LANE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1QN	£172,000	16/05/2022	Semi-detached
8 POPPY CLOSE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SL	£150,000	23/02/2022	Semi-detached
42 SAXON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UD	£145,000	18/02/2022	Semi-detached
9 SUNFIELD ROAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UL	£150,000	04/02/2022	Semi-detached
212 REEDS LANE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 9PJ	£177,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
9 SUNFIELD ROAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UL	£95,000	20/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £157,700 (10 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 15.5%

10y growth 68.6%

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

1y (index) 8.4%

5y (index) 21.5%

10y (index) 57.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £767/mo

Realistic £852/mo

Optimistic £937/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wirral.

LHA (30th percentile) 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, Coastal Point, CH46	£850/mo	2	0.78 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.4%

Max investor price (0.8%) £106,250

Target investor price (1%) £85,000

Gross yield 4.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 21.1×

Monthly cashflow £-107/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.1%

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~263 m² (0.06 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	76
Anti-social behaviour	22
Criminal damage and arson	11
Public order	10
Other theft	7
Burglary	5
Shoplifting	5
Drugs	4
Vehicle crime	4
Possession of weapons	3
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	149

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College	Other	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 9 Nov 2010
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 8 Feb 2012
Eastway Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 5 Dec 2022
Leasowe Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 14 Nov 2019
Sandbrook Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 1 Mar 2020

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# 18 CORNFLOWER WAY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SU

## Property details

- Slug: `c924512` (address key hash: `c924512603f2ecd8172bc2b1be544f3e8e029364`)
- Postcode: CH46 1SU
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 73 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £215,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,945/m²
- Local average: £203,021 (54 sales)
- Street crime: 149 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £215,000
- Date: 2026-04-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 22/06/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £465/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,550

### Recommendations
- B4 (£300 - £600)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- 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/6809-3226-4000-0167-4226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-30 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | — | £215,398 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-9807-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 CORNFLOWER WAY, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SU | £215,000 | 30/04/2026 | 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: [166856606](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7976e4a)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £215,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-11 | £220,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £66,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 HYACINTH GROVE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SW | £218,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 20 SAXON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UD | £200,000 | 17/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 9 BULLRUSH DRIVE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SX | £200,000 | 28/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 7 SUNFIELD ROAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UL | £70,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 174 REEDS LANE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1QN | £172,000 | 16/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 POPPY CLOSE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 1SL | £150,000 | 23/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 SAXON ROAD, MORETON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UD | £145,000 | 18/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SUNFIELD ROAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UL | £150,000 | 04/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 212 REEDS LANE, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 9PJ | £177,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SUNFIELD ROAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH46 8UL | £95,000 | 20/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £157,700 (10 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 15.5%
- **10y growth:** 68.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 8.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 57.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £767/mo
- **Realistic:** £852/mo
- **Optimistic:** £937/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, Coastal Point, CH46 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (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:** 4.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-107/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.1%

*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:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **149** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Clare Mount Specialist Sports College | Other | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 9 Nov 2010 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 8 Feb 2012 |
| Eastway Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 5 Dec 2022 |
| Leasowe Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 14 Nov 2019 |
| Sandbrook Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 1 Mar 2020 |