34 Elm Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 0LA
About 34 Elm Grove
34 Elm Grove is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £195,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 181 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 11.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
34 Elm Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2019HMOFullIn report
Change of use of single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a mixed use as one (1-bedroom) self-contained basement flat (Use Class C3) and a 6-bedroom small house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) with the formation of a lightwell to the front, vehicular access and parking.
- Agent
- Magnus Technical Engineering Ltd
Change of Use- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/19/00744
- Aug 2008SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use from dwelling to 3 no. self contained flats (resubmission of APP/2007/7529)
Change of Use- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/08/06138
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Sales history & valuation
34 Elm Grove has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 16 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2023Most recent
£195,000
+5.4%over 2 years30 June 2021
£185,000
+54.2%over 3 years16 January 2018
£120,000
-20.0%over 10 years22 November 2007
£150,000
+11.1%4 June 2007
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LA: £222,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Elm Grove homes
34 Elm Grove is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,077
Street avg £1,014
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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