25 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
About 25 Ravenswood Avenue
25 Ravenswood Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 110 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 10% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 142.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £350,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 25 Ravenswood Avenue.
- Jan 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey extension to rear of house.
- Agent
- BDS
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/19/01308
What's in 25 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 25 Ravenswood Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 26 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2024Most recent
£350,000
+125.8%over 8 years18 February 2016
£155,000
+156.2%over 17 years14 October 1998
£60,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NY: £215,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NY
27 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Oct 2022
£255,00041 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Nov 2021
£190,00023 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Feb 2019
£245,00035 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
Price per m² for 25 Ravenswood Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,182
Street avg £1,545
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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







