What kind of home is 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD sell for?

13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD last sold for £120,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £30,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between April 1995 and February 2022, 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD rose from £30,000 to £120,000, a change of £90,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

The current EPC rating for 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD use?

The latest EPC at 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD in?

13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD sits in Birkenhead. It falls within the CH42 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

Police records around 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

The closest primary school to 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is Woodchurch Road Academy (426m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls (1.2km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

The closest bus stop to 13 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is St Catherine's Gardens, 211m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JD

5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 Fountain Street

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

13 Fountain Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 26.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Fountain Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in 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.

Price for 13 Fountain Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£152,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£120,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

25 February 2022Most recent
£120,000
+20.1%over 16 years
22 August 2005
£99,950
+233.2%over 4 years
19 April 2001
£30,000
+11.1%over 3 years
16 January 1998
£27,000
-10.0%over 2 years
6 April 1995
£30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JD: £125,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CH42 7JD

On the street

Versus other Fountain Street homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 13 Fountain Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,224

Street avg £937

Above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 108 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£116k

10 Maybank Road

CH42 7HG

2 bed

£113k

10 Elmswood Road

CH42 7HP

2 bed1 bath

£174k

10 Fountain Street

CH42 7JH

3 bed1 bath

£248k

1 Heathbank Road

CH42 7LD

4 bed

£148k

1 Aspendale Road

CH42 7HF

£147k

10 St Catherines Gardens

CH42 7JJ

£142k

1 Fountain Street

CH42 7JD

£133k

1 Whitford Road

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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.

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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.

Closest school

0.4 km

Woodchurch Road Academy. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 7JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 7JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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