11 Alpha Drive, Birkenhead, CH42 1PH
About 11 Alpha Drive
11 Alpha Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 1PH). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2000. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 is 32.5% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
11 Alpha Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2000SubdivisionFullIn report
Retention of the property as two self-contained flats.
Retrospective- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/00/05965
What's in 11 Alpha Drive, Birkenhead, CH42 1PH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
11 Alpha Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 16 years.
£157,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2013Most recent
£157,000
+6.8%over 3 years30 October 2009
£147,000
+37.4%over 2 years6 June 2007
£107,000
+428.2%over 8 years15 October 1998
£20,258
-3.5%over 1 year12 June 1997
£21,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 1PH: £165,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 1PH
Versus other Alpha Drive homes
On floor area, 11 Alpha Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£957
Street avg £868
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
Rock Lane East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Rock Ferry Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB







