3 Dorset Gardens, Birkenhead, CH42 2DX
About 3 Dorset Gardens
3 Dorset Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 2DX). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 67 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Dorset Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Dorset Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in CH42 2DX: £65,000 (2018–2016).
Nearby sales in CH42 2DX
Versus other Dorset Gardens homes
3 Dorset Gardens outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.0 km
Green Lawn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







