21 Alpha Drive, Birkenhead, CH42 1PH
About 21 Alpha Drive
21 Alpha Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 1PH). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 is 40.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £188,500 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
21 Alpha Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
21 Alpha Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 16 years.
£188,500
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2022Most recent
£188,500
+32.3%over 15 years20 June 2006
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 1PH: £165,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CH42 1PH
Versus other Alpha Drive homes
On price per m², 21 Alpha Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,102
Street avg £847
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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







