117 Raffles Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0HJ
About 117 Raffles Road
117 Raffles Road is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 214% above the 2002 sale of £49,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
117 Raffles Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
117 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
117 Raffles Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 July 2002Most recent
£49,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0HJ: £99,750 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CH42 0HJ
Versus other Raffles Road homes
Floor Area for 117 Raffles Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£360
Street avg £957
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whetstone Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Woodlands Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB