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About 38 Elm Grove
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38 Elm Grove is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 84 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–214 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 21 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 45.2% below the 2024 sale of £250,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 257.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £250,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 38 Elm Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 0LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2017SubdivisionFullRefuse
Retrospective application to change the existing property into 8 flats.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 38 Elm Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2024)
£250,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
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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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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