1 Irvine Road, Birkenhead, CH42 6RA
About 1 Irvine Road
1 Irvine Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 6RA). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 30.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Irvine Road.
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/03/07068
What's in 1 Irvine Road, Birkenhead, CH42 6RA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Irvine Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2021Most recent
£245,000
+53.1%over 14 years9 March 2007
£160,000
+88.2%over 3 years21 August 2003
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 6RA: £142,000 (2021–2010).
Nearby sales in CH42 6RA
Versus other Irvine Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Irvine Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,842
Street avg £1,615
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Georges Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bedford Drive Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







