38 Elm Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 0LA
About 38 Elm Grove
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 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–214 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 22 units on file.
Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. 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 (147 m² across 21 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.
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Retrospective application to change the existing property into 8 flats.
- Agent
- Liberty White Associates
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/17/01233
- Jan 2014FullIn report
Change of Use from residential to a children's residential home. Provide residential accommodation for children aged 7 ? 17 years of age, who display emotional and challenging behaviours (EBD). Accommodation for up to five children with 4 support staff sleeping in at the property overnight.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/13/01310
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 Elm Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 11 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2024Most recent
£250,000
+212.5%over 11 years7 January 2013
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LA: £195,000 (2024–2021).
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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