40 Cowley Hill Lane, St. Helens, WA10 2AD

UPRN:39014096Semi-Detached House8 bedsBuilt before 1900

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band EEPC: F (26)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPrice Paid· freshPlanning· 4mo agoEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 4mo agoAmenities· 1mo agoArea· Census 2021

40 Cowley Hill Lane, St. Helens, WA10 2AD

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

yesterday

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

20 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£680,000

£646k - £714kHigh

Estimate

£680k

Range

£646k – £714k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£3,550

£3k - £4k

Monthly

£3,550

Yield

6.55%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

40 Cowley Hill Lane earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 53/100. Investment score 57/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is elevated. Walkability is excellent (86/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)HM Land Registry sales matched to addressDefra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry leasesHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

53/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

57/ 100

Moderate

100

Crime Score

100/ 100

Elevated

Walkability

86/ 100

Excellent

Transit & Bike

Transit 32Bike 36

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

advert has 6 bedrooms but the valuation snapshot describes 8 - the UPRN's evidence is for a different home

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£650,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£3,550/mo

Evidenced range £3,250-£3,800

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £218,800
Net cash flow: £264/mo
Cash on cash: 1.4%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.62 - clears the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£680,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£3,550

Gross Yield6.55%

1y Growth-

3y Growth+4.5%

5y Growth+4.5%

10y Growth+2.5%

Last Sold Price£515,000 (2022-07-21)

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceLow
RadonModerate
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseModerate

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0WA10 2AD

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

A/2026/0036/NMA
Non-material amendment to revise approved drainage drawings referenced in condition 1 of application P/2023/0413/RES.
Pending
P/2026/0559/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement of current grass pitch with artificial grass pitch, and installation of minor new drainage system associated with new playing surface.
Pending
P/2026/0520/ADC
Digital advertising display integrated within digital communications kiosk.
Pending

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