27 Sycamore Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0JH
About 27 Sycamore Road
27 Sycamore Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0JH). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 130 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 is 37.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 41.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
27 Sycamore 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
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
27 Sycamore Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2007Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0JH: £75,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CH42 0JH
Versus other Sycamore Road homes
EPC Rating for 27 Sycamore Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£731
Street avg £749
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Elm Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB







