39 Bedford Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4QY
About 39 Bedford Avenue
39 Bedford Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 46.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
A recent planning application at 39 Bedford Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear extension and garden room
- Reference
- APPH/24/00350
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension and garden room
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- APPH/22/01132
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 39 Bedford Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
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Sales history & valuation
39 Bedford Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.6% per year over 7 years.
£112,500
Growth on file: -2.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2017Most recent
£112,500
-17.3%over 7 years12 April 2010
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4QY: £170,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CH42 4QY
Versus other Bedford Avenue homes
On floor area, 39 Bedford Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,324
Street avg £1,164
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Similar properties nearby
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
Clarke Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bedford Drive Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB