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Dacre Court, Flat 4, 524 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF

Property type
Detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Dacre Court

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

Dacre Court is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4PF). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Dacre Court, where floor areas span 55–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2013.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).

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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.

Dacre Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dacre Court, Flat 4, 524 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dacre Court 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.

Dacre Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£118,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4PF: £110,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Old Chester Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Dacre Court outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

78 (C)

Street avg 69 (C)

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 55 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Dacre Court

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.
£133k

49 51, Flat 6, Egerton Park

CH42 4RA

Flat
£135k

49 51, Flat 11, Egerton Park

CH42 4RA

Flat
£136k

530 532, Flat 1, Old Chester Road

CH42 4PF

Flat
£137k

49 51, Flat 2, Egerton Park

CH42 4RA

Flat
£137k

49 51, Flat 4, Egerton Park

CH42 4RA

Flat
£138k

45 47, Flat 10, Ravenswood Avenue

CH42 4NY

Flat
£139k

49 51, Flat 3, Egerton Park

CH42 4RA

Flat
£140k

49 51, Flat 5, Egerton Park

CH42 4RA

Flat
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 Dacre Court, Flat 4, 524 Old Chester Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.