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About 17 Whitford Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Whitford Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 310.6% above the 2003 sale of £37,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£31/sq ft) was about 52.6% below the postcode norm. At 113 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 30 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Whitford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Whitford Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2003)
£37,995
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Whitford Road homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 17 Whitford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£336
Street avg £1,018
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Catherine's Gardens — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 7HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 64 points of interest in total.
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