What type of property is 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG last sold for £100,000 in August 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £55,000 in December 2006, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

Across 2 sales between December 2006 and August 2016, 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG rose from £55,000 to £100,000, a change of £45,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

The current EPC rating for 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 84 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH42 5LG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG have?

20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in March 2020. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG located?

20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG sits in Birkenhead. It falls within the CH42 postcode district.

Is 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG 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 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

The closest primary school to 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG is Mersey Park Primary School (358m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wirral Metropolitan College (1.3km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG?

The closest bus stop to 20 Seymour Street, CH42 5LG is Seymour Street, 108m away. The nearest rail option is Green Lane Rail Station, 457m away.

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20 Seymour Street, Birkenhead, CH42 5LG

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Seymour Street

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

20 Seymour Street is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 84 m² this is the 17th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–202 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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

Bedrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
StudyYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Seymour Street, Birkenhead, CH42 5LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2020
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Roof alterations (including rear dormer) to extend Flat 2 into the roof space
Agent
David Ainsley
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
APP/19/01896
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What's in 20 Seymour Street, Birkenhead, CH42 5LG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£105,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£100,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

9 August 2016Most recent
£100,000
+81.8%over 9 years
18 December 2006
£55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 5LG: £190,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CH42 5LG

On the street

Versus other Seymour Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Seymour Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

69 (C)

Street avg 62 (D)

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

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Comparables

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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.

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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

Seymour Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Mersey Park Primary School. 31 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 5LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 5LG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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