1 Ruskin Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 2DB
About 1 Ruskin Avenue
1 Ruskin Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 29.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 65.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £98,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Energy performance
1 Ruskin Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Ruskin Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Ruskin Avenue's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 17 years.
£98,500
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£98,500
+15.9%over 16 years20 December 2005
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 2DB: £84,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CH42 2DB
Versus other Ruskin Avenue homes
On epc rating, 1 Ruskin Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,279
Street avg £1,133
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
Rock Ferry Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Rock Ferry Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB