What type of property is 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY?

43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY sell for?

43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY last sold for £145,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY?

The current EPC rating for 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY?

43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CH42 4QY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY heated?

The latest EPC at 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY?

43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY located?

43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY sits in Birkenhead. It falls within the CH42 postcode district.

Is 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY in a safe area?

Police records around 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY?

The closest primary school to 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY is Bedford Drive Primary School (364m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls (496m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY?

The closest bus stop to 43 Bedford Avenue, CH42 4QY is Clarke Avenue, 135m away. The nearest rail option is Rock Ferry Rail Station, 572m away.

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43 Bedford Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4QY

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 43 Bedford Avenue

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

43 Bedford Avenue is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 60.7% above the 2021 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £145,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

43 Bedford Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Bedford Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 4QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43 Bedford Avenue 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

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£145,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 March 2021Most recent
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 4QY: £170,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in CH42 4QY

On the street

Versus other Bedford Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 43 Bedford Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,272

Street avg £1,169

On par

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 4QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 4QY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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