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3 sales on record
About 26 Elm Grove
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Elm Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 44.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £200,000 in March 2019.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Elm Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£289,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2019)
£200,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Elm Grove homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
26 Elm Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,266
Street avg £1,004
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 0LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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