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About 298 Old Chester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
298 Old Chester Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XD). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 230% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 29.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm. At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- BasementYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
298 Old Chester Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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 2011.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£214,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 230.0% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2011)
£165,000
Growth on file: 230.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
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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
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Everything within walking distance
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