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5 Cressington Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 6QJ

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Cressington Avenue

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

5 Cressington Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 6QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 16.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 111.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £192,000 in November 2022. 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cressington Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 6QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Cressington Avenue 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.

Latest sale on 5 Cressington Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£192,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 November 2022Most recent

    £192,000

    +276.5%over 20 years

  2. 15 January 2002

    £51,000

    +21.4%over 1 year

  3. 21 May 2000

    £42,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 6QJ: £147,500 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Cressington Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 Cressington Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,561

Street avg £937

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 122 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Cressington Avenue

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.
£225k

1 Waring Avenue

CH42 6QH

4 bed1 bath
£220k

1 Malvern Grove

CH42 6RH

3 bed1 bath
£216k

1 Mount Road

CH42 6PN

4 bed1 bath
£242k

1 Hesketh Avenue

CH42 6RR

£206k

1 Everest Road

CH42 6QT

3 bed2 bath
£250k

1 Kirkland Avenue

CH42 6QE

6 bed2 bath
£197k

1 Mallory Road

CH42 6QP

3 bed1 bath
£196k

1 Cressington Avenue

CH42 6QJ

3 bed1 bath
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

Cressington Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bedford Drive Primary School. 35 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 6QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 6QJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 6QJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 5 Cressington Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 6QJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.