83a, Grove Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XT
About 83a
83a is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). At 113 m² this is the 11th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 19 units on file.
One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2025. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
83a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025HMOFullIn report
Change of use from ground floor shop and upstairs 4 bedroom flat to 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO), including external alterations to the front elevation and a rear dormer window (amended description and amended plans received).
- Reference
- APP/25/01733
What's in 83a, Grove Road, Birkenhead, CH42 3XT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
83a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£190,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 3XT: £150,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CH42 3XT
Versus other Grove Road homes
83a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Rockville Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rock Ferry Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB