50 Elmswood Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7HP
About 50 Elmswood Road
50 Elmswood Road is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7HP). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £82,500 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 27.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
50 Elmswood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
50 Elmswood Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 50 Elmswood Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.
£82,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£82,500
+14.6%over 14 years7 March 2008
£72,000
+67.6%over 4 years22 January 2004
£42,950
+117.5%over 5 years16 December 1998
£19,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7HP: £68,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 7HP
Versus other Elmswood Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 50 Elmswood Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £922
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
Harrowby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Mersey Park Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







