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1 Downham Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5NJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Downham Road

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

1 Downham Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 5NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 50.6% above the 2022 sale of £89,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 219.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £89,000. 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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Downham Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Downham 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.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£89,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2022Most recent

    £89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 5NJ: £75,000 (2019–2015).

On the street

Versus other Downham Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Downham Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,171

Street avg £569

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Downham 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.
£136k

1 Allerton Road

CH42 5LN

£131k

1 Ravenshaw Close

CH42 5QD

£138k

1 Agnes Road

CH42 5LU

£140k

1 Jessamine Road

CH42 5PR

£128k

1 Pearson Road

CH42 5LA

£126k

1 Linwood Road

CH42 5PY

£125k

1 Elderwood Road

CH42 5PL

£122k

1 Sidney Court, Sidney Road

CH42 5NH

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

0.0 km

Parkside Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Well Lane Primary School. 31 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 5NJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 5NJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 5NJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

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 Downham Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5NJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.