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About 588 Old Chester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
588 Old Chester Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 20.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 47% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 184 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
588 Old Chester Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 588 Old Chester Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.1% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2016)
£115,000
Growth on file: 20.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 588 Old Chester Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£625
Street avg £863
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 212 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birkenhead district page.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Farlow Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 4NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
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