7 Hampden Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5LH

7 Hampden Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 34 EPCs).