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About Riverview Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Riverview Gardens is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 99 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Riverview Gardens (54–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Riverview Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Riverview Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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.
Riverview Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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