42 Ashley Street, Birkenhead, CH42 3YB
About 42 Ashley Street
42 Ashley Street is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 3YB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £80,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 40% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
42 Ashley Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Ashley Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
42 Ashley Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£112,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 24 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 July 2023Most recent
£80,000
19 July 2007
£80,000
+33.3%over 8 months13 November 2006
£60,000
+352.8%over 7 years26 May 1999
£13,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 3YB: £74,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CH42 3YB
Versus other Ashley Street homes
On price per m², 42 Ashley Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£988
Street avg £764
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Rock Ferry Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rock Ferry Primary School. 31 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
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB







