5 Convent Close, Birkenhead, CH42 0NR
About 5 Convent Close
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.
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. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 65.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
5 Convent Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Convent Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 9 years.
£166,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£166,000
+121.3%over 6 years22 December 2015
£75,000
+3.4%over 2 years15 March 2013
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 0NR: £72,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 0NR
Versus other Convent Close homes
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
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.3 km
Woodlands Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB