12 Thorpe Bank, Birkenhead, CH42 4NP
About 12 Thorpe Bank
12 Thorpe Bank is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 382.1% above the 1999 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 70.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Thorpe Bank has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Thorpe Bank was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£39,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 1999Most recent
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NP: £167,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NP
Versus other Thorpe Bank homes
12 Thorpe Bank is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£402
Street avg £1,444
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Town Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's Catholic Junior School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB