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About 292 Old Chester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
292 Old Chester Road is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XD). It has a recorded floor area of 297 m² (around 3197 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 236.5% above the 2018 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 84.4% below the postcode norm. At 297 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2018 for £85,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
292 Old Chester Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 292 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2022Change of UseFullGranted
Change of Use of long term vacant Public House on ground floor to two flats
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
292 Old Chester Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2014).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2018)
£85,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 292 Old Chester Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
297 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
St Pauls Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 3XD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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