27 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
About 27 Ravenswood Avenue
27 Ravenswood Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4NY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 63), 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 April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 116 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). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 18.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Ravenswood Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2015OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached double garage
- Agent
- KJP Architecture
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/15/00944
- Jun 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.419m for which the maximum height would be 3.957m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.665m
- Agent
- The Kenefick Jones Partnership
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- RESX/15/00726
What's in 27 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 6 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£255,000
+37.8%over 5 years9 January 2017
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4NY: £215,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CH42 4NY
25 Ravenswood Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4NY
Sold Jun 2024
£350,00041 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
Habitable Rooms for 27 Ravenswood Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,198
Street avg £1,741
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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







