6 Thorpe Bank, Birkenhead, CH42 4NP
About 6 Thorpe Bank
6 Thorpe Bank is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 37.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 121% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (January 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed loft conversion and rear dormer, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- APPH/22/02037
What's in 6 Thorpe Bank, Birkenhead, CH42 4NP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Thorpe Bank valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 12 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2016Most recent
£150,000
+42.9%over 12 years18 December 2003
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NP: £167,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NP
Versus other Thorpe Bank homes
6 Thorpe Bank outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,419
Street avg £1,260
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
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
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







