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3 sales on record
About 5 Convent Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Convent Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 0NR). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 65.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £166,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Convent Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£166,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Convent Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Convent Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,243
Street avg £1,557
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whetstone Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 0NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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