18 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ
About 18 Briarswood Close
18 Briarswood Close is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 181.1% above the 2002 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 52.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Briarswood Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single story extension to the rear of the property
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/16/01030
- May 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two-storey extension to side of property
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/03/05365
What's in 18 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18 Briarswood Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 7 years.
£95,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2002Most recent
£95,000
+41.9%over 7 years28 September 1995
£66,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4LZ: £146,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 4LZ
32 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ
Sold Jun 2025
£146,00016 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ
Sold Jun 2025
£173,00014 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ
Sold Oct 2022
£150,00021 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ
Sold Mar 2022
£142,00019 Briarswood Close, Birkenhead, CH42 4LZ
Sold Jan 2022
£119,995
Versus other Briarswood Close homes
18 Briarswood Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£779
Street avg £1,759
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Woodland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







