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About 197 Church Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
197 Church Road is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 371.7% above the 1997 sale of £26,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£24/sq ft) was about 61.4% below the postcode norm. At 102 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
197 Church Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
197 Church Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£26,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
197 Church Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£260
Street avg £701
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birkenhead district page.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dial Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 0LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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