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1 Prentice Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PP

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Prentice Road

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

1 Prentice Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 4PP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £109,000. 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Prentice Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Prentice 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

£134,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£109,000

Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 May 2021Most recent

    £109,000

    +28.2%over 13 years

  2. 10 April 2008

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4PP: £100,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Prentice Road homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 1 Prentice Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,416

Street avg £1,235

Above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Prentice 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.
£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
£137k

1 Albany Court, Albany Close

CH42 4AD

£130k

1 Bryony Way

CH42 4LY

2 bed1 bath
£129k

1 Farlow Road

CH42 4PJ

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

0.2 km

Birkett Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 4PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 4PP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 4PP

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 1 Prentice Road, Birkenhead, CH42 4PP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.