30 Laurel Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0JA
About 30 Laurel Road
30 Laurel Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 613 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 30.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 166.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2023. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £118,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
30 Laurel Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 30 Laurel Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension; provision of parking to front garden by new vehicualr access and associated drop kerb.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/22/00832
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Sales history & valuation
30 Laurel Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 10 years.
£118,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2019Most recent
£118,000
+57.3%over 9 years21 May 2009
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0JA: £130,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 0JA
Versus other Laurel Road homes
On floor area, 30 Laurel Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,073
Street avg £932
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB