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572 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 572 Old Chester Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

572 Old Chester Road is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

At 109 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 47.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £95,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

572 Old Chester Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 572 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

572 Old Chester Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£140,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£95,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2022Most recent

    £95,000

    +37.7%over 18 years

  2. 30 January 2004

    £69,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4PF: £115,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

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.

572 Old Chester Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£872

Street avg £901

On par

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 111 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 572 Old Chester Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£140k

1 Stoneleigh Grove

CH42 4NH

£137k

1 Albany Court, Albany Close

CH42 4AD

£134k

1 Prentice Road

CH42 4PP

£133k

1 Birkett Road

CH42 4PR

£133k

1 Deverill Road

CH42 4PN

£132k

1 Fletcher Avenue

CH42 4QU

£132k

1 Richardson Road

CH42 4PH

£132k

1 The Cokers

CH42 4RT

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Birkenhead report

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

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CH42 4PF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 4PF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 572 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.