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Get started16 Knowsley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 28.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 22.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
16 Knowsley Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.3% per year over 1 year.
£136,000
Growth on file: 28.3% per year over 1 year.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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 West — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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29 February 2008Most recent
£136,000
+28.3%over 7 months26 July 2007
£106,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CH42 1QG: £95,000 (2023–2002).
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CH42 1RZ
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB
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