8 Harrowby Road South, Birkenhead, CH42 7HY
About 8 Harrowby Road South
8 Harrowby Road South is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7HY). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 68% above the 2007 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
8 Harrowby Road South sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Harrowby Road South has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Harrowby Road South has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.9% per year over 5 years.
£62,500
Growth on file: 31.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2007Most recent
£62,500
+160.4%over 3 years9 October 2003
£24,000
31 July 2003
£24,000
+60.0%over 1 year27 June 2002
£15,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7HY: £65,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 7HY
6 Harrowby Road South, Birkenhead, CH42 7HY
Sold Jun 2024
£62,00015 Harrowby Road South, Birkenhead, CH42 7HY
Sold Nov 2022
£80,00021 Harrowby Road South, Birkenhead, CH42 7HY
Sold Nov 2021
£68,00010 Harrowby Road South, Birkenhead, CH42 7HY
Sold Jul 2021
£60,0001 Harrowby Road South, Birkenhead, CH42 7HY
Sold Apr 2021
£65,000
Versus other Harrowby Road South homes
On epc rating, 8 Harrowby Road South runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,078
Street avg £958
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Elmswood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Woodchurch Road Academy. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB







