17 Elm Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 0LA
About 17 Elm Grove
17 Elm Grove is a six-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 20.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2020. Sold February 2024 for £222,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
17 Elm Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2020HMOFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed conversion of existing HMO into a 8 bedroom 10 Person House of Multiple Occupation (use class Sui Generis) including single storey rear extension and car parking within the rear garden *amended application form received*
- Agent
- Plan Design Go Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/20/00814
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Sales history & valuation
17 Elm Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£222,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2024Most recent
£222,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LA: £195,000 (2024–2021).
Versus other Elm Grove homes
17 Elm Grove is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,116
Street avg £1,012
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
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
Woodlands Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB