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About 55 Grove Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
55 Grove Road is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (February 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 128 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 396.3% above the 1995 sale of £27,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£20/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
55 Grove Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G11
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
55 Grove Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£27,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Grove Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
55 Grove Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£211
Street avg £819
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.0 km
Rockville Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 3XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
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