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1 planning record
About Flat 1
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–58 m². The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a C (score 74).
Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 42.5% below the 2022 sale of £240,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 478.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 35 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Flat 1's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flat 1, 303 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2009ConversionFullApprove
Retrospective application for conversion of rear outrigger to a 2 bedroom apartment.
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
See how we calculated this£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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
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
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