17 Chesnut Grove, Birkenhead, CH42 0LB
About 17 Chesnut Grove
17 Chesnut Grove is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LB). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 171% above the 2003 sale of £72,700. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 54.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
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Planning history
17 Chesnut Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
17 Chesnut Grove's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 2 years.
£72,700
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2003Most recent
£72,700
+23.2%over 1 year25 July 2002
£59,000
+18.1%over 1 year20 May 2001
£49,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LB: £161,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CH42 0LB
Versus other Chesnut Grove homes
On price per m², 17 Chesnut Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£601
Street avg £1,342
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Victoria Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woodlands Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB







