48 Raffles Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0HN
About 48 Raffles Road
48 Raffles Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 106 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 48.1% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £92,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
48 Raffles Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
48 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 17 years.
£92,500
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£92,500
+48.0%over 17 years15 July 2004
£62,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0HN: £105,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CH42 0HN
Versus other Raffles Road homes
EPC Rating for 48 Raffles Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£873
Street avg £917
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB







