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301 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
216 m²
2325 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 301 Old Chester Road

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

301 Old Chester Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump.

At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 35 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. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 60.5% above the 2020 sale of £121,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £121,500.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

301 Old Chester Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 301 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

301 Old Chester Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£121,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 March 2020Most recent

    £121,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 3XQ: £130,000 (2023–2017).

On the street

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.

On price per m², 301 Old Chester Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£563

Street avg £1,518

Strongly below

Floor Area

216 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 301 Old Chester Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£176k

10 Rockville Street

CH42 3XY

£220k

10 Meadowfield Close

CH42 3YG

4 bed2 bath
£142k

1 Mulberry Close

CH42 3YT

£141k

1 Grenville Way

CH42 3YJ

£140k

1 St Pauls Close

CH42 3XL

£140k

1 Wye Close

CH42 3YR

£140k

10 Mersey Walk

CH42 3UN

£139k

10 Peel Avenue

CH42 3YQ

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.
Full Birkenhead report

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.

Closest school

0.3 km

Well Lane Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CH42 3XQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 3XQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 301 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.