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About 1 Ruskin Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Nov 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Ruskin Avenue's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2022)
£98,500
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ruskin Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 2DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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