598 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NW
About 598 Old Chester Road
598 Old Chester Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NW). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1627 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 39.5% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 182.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
598 Old Chester 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
598 Old Chester Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 598 Old Chester Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.9% per year over 4 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 31.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2006Most recent
£220,000
+238.5%over 4 years14 December 2001
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NW: £115,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NW
610 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NW
Sold Sept 2024
£160,750586 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NW
Sold May 2022
£100,000592 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NW
Sold Feb 2021
£112,000606 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NW
Sold Oct 2018
£215,000588 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4NW
Sold Sept 2016
£115,000
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
On price per m², 598 Old Chester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,455
Street avg £655
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 221 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Farlow 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







