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Get startedFlat is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 0LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 172% above the 2020 sale of £50,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £50,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of 1 No. fascia sign (internally illuminated) and 1 No. projecting sign (internally illuminated) to shopfront
Flat's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2008).
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 13 years.
£50,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 13 years.
Years Held for Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£943
Street avg £1,059
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dial Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Erection of 2 external air conditioning condenser units and 1no. SIS dish & 1no. sky dish to rear elevation.
15 December 2020Most recent
£50,000
-64.3%over 12 years24 June 2008
£139,950
+258.8%28 May 2008
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0LJ: £75,000 (2021–2017).
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
CH42 0LB
Closest school
0.2 km
Mersey Park Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB
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