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38 Knowsley Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QG

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Knowsley Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38 Knowsley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 62% above the 2013 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (November 2013).

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Knowsley Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

38 Knowsley Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Knowsley Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Knowsley Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

38 Knowsley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£162,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£100,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 November 2013Most recent

    £100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 1QG: £106,000 (2023–2002).

On the street

Versus other Knowsley Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 38 Knowsley Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Knowsley Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£155k

1 Dell Grove

CH42 1PN

3 bed2 bath
£138k

1 Church Mews

CH42 1RZ

2 bed
£196k

1 Chatsworth Road

CH42 1NY

1 bed1 bath
£123k

1 Acton Road

CH42 1RA

1 bed
£167k

1 Delta Road West

CH42 1RN

£168k

1 Mary Mercer Drive

CH42 1AG

£169k

1 May Sinclair Close

CH42 1AH

£148k

1 Kirkfield Grove

CH42 1RY

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birkenhead district page.
Full Birkenhead report

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.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 1QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 1QG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 1QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Knowsley Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1QG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.