197 Church Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LD
About 197 Church Road
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 September 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 56.1% below the postcode norm. At 102 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2025
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Planning history
197 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
197 Church Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£26,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 1997Most recent
£26,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LD: £130,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CH42 0LD
Versus other Church Road homes
197 Church Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£260
Street avg £628
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Dial Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mersey Park Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB