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5 sales on record
About 518 Old Chester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
518 Old Chester Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 20.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £134,000 in October 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
518 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2022)
£134,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 518 Old Chester Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£865
Street avg £902
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rock Lane West — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 4PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 59 points of interest in total.
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