239a, Church Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LD
About 239a
239a is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LD). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 221 m² this is the 20th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–221 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good.
At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Mar 2019HMOFullIn report
Change of use of single self-contained ground floor apartment (C3 Dwelling House) to 7no. bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).
- Agent
- WAND Projects Ltd
Change of Use- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/19/00079
- Jul 2018Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from A4 Drinking Establishments (Public House) and ancillary residential on first floor to 2no apartments (C3 Dwelling Houses) .
- Agent
- WAND Projects Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/18/00521
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Sales history & valuation
239a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LD: £130,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CH42 0LD
Versus other Church Road homes
239a outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
78 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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







