12 Bankside Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NS
About 12 Bankside Road
12 Bankside Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NS). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1158 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since December 2008. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 25). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 108 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 33.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
12 Bankside Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Bankside Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 2009Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NS: £210,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NS
Versus other Bankside Road homes
12 Bankside Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,301
Street avg £1,722
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.3 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







