5 Acton Road, Birkenhead, CH42 1RA
About 5 Acton Road
5 Acton Road is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 1RA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sold July 2018 for £90,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 37.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Acton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Acton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 21 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2018Most recent
£90,000
-5.3%over 9 years25 September 2008
£95,000
+227.6%over 10 years17 May 1998
£29,000
+383.3%over 1 year7 March 1997
£6,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 1RA: £51,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Acton Road homes
Price per m²
£918
Street avg £830
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
The Hawthornes — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB