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42 Linwood Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5PY

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Linwood Road

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

42 Linwood Road is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 5PY). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

At 97 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 23.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £110,000. 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.

42 Linwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Linwood Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Linwood 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

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£110,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 2022Most recent

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 5PY: £104,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Linwood Road homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 42 Linwood Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,134

Street avg £861

On par

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Linwood 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

£138k

1 Agnes Road

CH42 5LU

£134k

1 Downham Road

CH42 5NJ

£140k

1 Jessamine Road

CH42 5PR

£131k

1 Ravenshaw Close

CH42 5QD

£128k

1 Pearson Road

CH42 5LA

£126k

1 Linwood Road

CH42 5PY

£125k

1 Elderwood Road

CH42 5PL

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

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Rosedale Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Mersey Park Primary School. 33 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 5PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 5PY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 5PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

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 42 Linwood Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5PY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.