47 Raffles Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0HH
About 47 Raffles Road
47 Raffles Road is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 0HH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 sits 551.6% above the 1996 sale of £17,650. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
47 Raffles Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
47 Raffles Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
47 Raffles Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£115,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£17,650
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 June 1996Most recent
£17,650
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0HH: £117,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 0HH
Versus other Raffles Road homes
47 Raffles Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£201
Street avg £877
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shaw Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB







