23 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
About 23 Ravenswood Avenue
23 Ravenswood Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 49.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £245,000 in February 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
23 Ravenswood Avenue'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Ravenswood Avenue has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/02/05845
- Aug 2000FullIn report
Erection of a front dormer.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/00/06061
What's in 23 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 20 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2019Most recent
£245,000
+172.2%over 20 years16 November 1998
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NY: £215,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NY
25 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Jun 2024
£350,00027 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Oct 2022
£255,00041 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Nov 2021
£190,00035 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Apr 2018
£215,00029 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Jul 2016
£184,500
Versus other Ravenswood Avenue homes
On price per m², 23 Ravenswood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,150
Street avg £1,951
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ward Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 28 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
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







