56 Chesnut Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 0HZ
About 56 Chesnut Grove
56 Chesnut Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 86.7% above the 2017 sale of £90,000. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
56 Chesnut Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
56 Chesnut Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
56 Chesnut Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 12 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2017Most recent
£90,000
+24.1%over 12 years7 July 2005
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0HZ: £121,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CH42 0HZ
Versus other Chesnut Grove homes
EPC Rating for 56 Chesnut Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£588
Street avg £884
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elm Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woodlands Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB