What kind of home is 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH last sold for £88,500 in September 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £27,500 in December 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 1999 and September 2025, 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH rose from £27,500 to £88,500, a change of £61,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

The current EPC rating for 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in June 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH42 2DH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH use?

The latest EPC at 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH in?

17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH sits in Birkenhead. It falls within the CH42 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

Police records around 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

The closest primary school to 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH is St Anne's Catholic Primary School (363m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls (992m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH?

The closest bus stop to 17 Kipling Avenue, CH42 2DH is Spenser Avenue, 204m away. The nearest rail option is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 282m away.

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17 Kipling Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 2DH

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 17 Kipling Avenue

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

17 Kipling Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 2DH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £88,500. At 88 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 34.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2016

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from Jun 2015

EPC improved fromD66toE54

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

56%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Kipling Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 2DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Kipling Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£119,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£88,500

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

9 September 2025Most recent
£88,500
+6.0%over 17 years
4 October 2007
£83,500
+203.6%over 7 years
23 December 1999
£27,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 2DH: £82,500 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CH42 2DH

On the street

Versus other Kipling Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Kipling Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,006

Street avg £1,018

On par

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

0.2 km

Spenser Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 2DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 2DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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