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About 297 Old Chester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
297 Old Chester Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2014. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 29.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 89.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £113,000 in September 2020.
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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
297 Old Chester Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Dec 2024
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 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2020)
£113,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
297 Old Chester Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,823
Street avg £1,203
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Old Chester Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 3XQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 64 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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