307 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ
About 307 Old Chester Road
307 Old Chester Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a basement. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 219 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. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £266,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
307 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
307 Old Chester Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 307 Old Chester Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 20 years.
£266,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2023Most recent
£266,000
+97.0%over 6 years10 October 2016
£135,000
+3.8%over 13 years4 March 2003
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 3XQ: £121,500 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CH42 3XQ
313 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ
Sold Feb 2023
£130,000Flat 1, 303 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ
Sold Oct 2022
£240,000297 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ
Sold Sept 2020
£113,000301 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ
Sold Mar 2020
£121,500295 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ
Sold Jan 2017
£120,000
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
307 Old Chester Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,215
Street avg £1,355
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







