518 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF
About 518 Old Chester Road
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.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 25 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. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
518 Old Chester Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£134,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£134,000
+41.1%over 7 years17 March 2015
£95,000
-35.4%over 7 years23 January 2008
£147,000
+83.8%over 1 year11 May 2006
£80,000
+42.9%over 2 years23 January 2004
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4PF: £110,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 4PF
560 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF
Sold Jul 2025
£110,000570 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF
Sold Aug 2023
£126,500538 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF
Sold Jan 2023
£105,000572 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF
Sold Dec 2022
£95,000546 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF
Sold Jun 2022
£115,000
Versus other Old Chester Road homes
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
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







