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Headline details are agent or publisher claims unless a source-backed fact is explicitly marked verified. Aveno interpretations and calculations are labelled separately. Unknown means evidence is missing, not that a property fails a check.

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Before You View	Forest Edge Open Aveno dossier →eXp Luxury ↗
Asking / guide price	Forest Edge£3,000,000Agent / publisher claim · observed 23 Sep 2026eXp Luxury ↗
Location & character	Forest EdgeLarkhill Lane, Formby, Merseyside Large custom-built contemporary smart home backing National Trust pine woodland Published description
Bedrooms & bathrooms	Forest Edge6 bedrooms 6 bathrooms Agent / publisher claim; layout needs checking.
Floor area & its limits	Forest EdgeApprox. 8,256 sq ftPublished measurement; not independently measured. Measurement qualifications The publisher attributes a 581 sq ft double garage, landscaped west-facing terraces, irrigation, CCTV, fire sprinklers and a rear boundary adjoining National Trust pinewoods. Signed component measurement separating the main house, 581 sq ft garage, plant and limited-use areas
Land, gardens & accommodation	Forest Edge The live original instruction describes a bespoke custom build arranged over three levels with full smart-home integration, underfloor heating, a cinema, gym, games room, study and first-floor laundry. All six bedrooms are described with en-suite facilities and dressing areas; the principal suite includes two dressing rooms and a private terrace. Agent / publisher claims. Unrecorded amenities and land extent remain unknown.
Energy & completion	Forest Edge EPC B — attributed by the live original instruction; direct certificate and recommendations to retrieve Advertised performance does not establish measured use. Needs checking: Named architect, contractor, completion date and complete planning, Building Control, warranty and professional-team archive Needs checking: Direct EPC, measured operating costs, system service histories, insurance terms and property-level environmental evidence
Status & asking-price history	Forest EdgeFor saleObserved 23 Sep 2026 Checking saved history… Open Time Machine →
Recorded transaction (separate)	Forest Edge Unknown: no matched prior transaction is connected to this record.
Important missing information	Forest Edge Official title number, UPRN, legal name-to-title bridge, registered boundaries, covenants, access and pinewood-edge responsibilities Named architect, contractor, completion date and complete planning, Building Control, warranty and professional-team archive Signed component measurement separating the main house, 581 sq ft garage, plant and limited-use areas Direct EPC, measured operating costs, system service histories, insurance terms and property-level environmental evidence Missing evidence is not a negative finding.

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Features can bring both enjoyment and ongoing attention. These observations identify what to investigate, not estimated bills or confirmed defects.

Forest Edge

There is insufficient feature-level evidence to assess ongoing attention for this home. Ask for a schedule of building systems, grounds responsibilities and recent service records.

Ask before you view

What evidence can you provide before a viewing to resolve: Official title number, UPRN, legal name-to-title bridge, registered boundaries, covenants, access and pinewood-edge responsibilities?
For Forest Edge's advertised 6 bedrooms, which share a level with a bathroom and living space, and what steps are on the route from parking?
For occasional occupation of Forest Edge, which systems need supervision and what vacant-period conditions apply to the current insurance?

Occasional occupation: ask who checks this property while empty and what its services and insurance require.

Source evidence and qualifications

Agent / publisher claimLive sale

£3,000,000; 6 bedrooms; 8,256 sq ft

Observed 23 Sep 2026

market · S1 ↗

Agent / publisher claimExact identity

Forest Edge, Larkhill Lane, Formby, Merseyside

Observed 23 Sep 2026

market · S1 ↗ market · S2 ↗ market · S3 ↗

Agent / publisher claimArchitecture and specification

An 8,256 sq ft custom-built contemporary smart home with six bedroom suites, cinema, gym and west-facing gardens against Formby's pinewoods.

Observed 23 Sep 2026

market · S1 ↗ market · S2 ↗

Agent / publisher claimExact-property visual

Karl Ormerod, Luxury Estate Agent, eXp Luxury YouTube film

Observed 23 Sep 2026

market · S3 ↗

Unknown / needs checkingDecision document

The official title-and-identity pack joined to the complete completion-and-warranty archive, a signed component measurement and costed envelope, building-services, smart-controls and woodland-boundary surveys.

Observed 23 Sep 2026

local authority · S5 ↗ statutory · S6 ↗

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