What type of property is 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ?

3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ sell for?

3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ last sold for £118,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £32,000 in April 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2000 and June 2021, 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ rose from £32,000 to £118,000, a change of £86,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ?

3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH42 2DJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ?

3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ 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.

Where is 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ located?

3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ sits in Birkenhead. It falls within the CH42 postcode district.

Is 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ 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.

Which schools serve 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ?

The closest primary school to 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ is St Anne's Catholic Primary School (342m), 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 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Tennyson Avenue, CH42 2DJ is Spenser Avenue, 186m away. The nearest rail option is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 303m away.

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3 Tennyson Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 2DJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 3 Tennyson Avenue

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

3 Tennyson Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 2DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 40.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £118,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Tennyson Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 2DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Tennyson 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.

3 Tennyson Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£166,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£118,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£118,000
+57.3%over 2 years
19 December 2018
£75,000
+134.4%over 18 years
25 April 2000
£32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 2DJ: £126,500 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in CH42 2DJ

On the street

Versus other Tennyson Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 3 Tennyson Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,311

Street avg £1,094

Above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.0 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.

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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

0.3 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 2DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 2DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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