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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 206.2% 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 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% 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.
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
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
See how we calculated this£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£89,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Downham Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 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 £620
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 61 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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