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28 Laurel Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0JA

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Laurel Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

28 Laurel Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 78.8% above the 2017 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 28 Laurel Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

28 Laurel Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Laurel Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Laurel Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 28 Laurel Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

28 Laurel Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£143,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£80,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2017Most recent

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0JA: £130,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Laurel Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

28 Laurel Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£571

Street avg £1,047

Strongly below

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 28 Laurel Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birkenhead district page.

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

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 0JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 0JA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.6dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 0JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 28 Laurel Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0JA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.