What kind of home is 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD sell for?

15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD last sold for £168,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,500 in April 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2003 and December 2022, 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD rose from £53,500 to £168,000, a change of £114,500. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

The current EPC rating for 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,098 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD use?

The latest EPC at 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

15 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 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD in?

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

How safe is the area around 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

Police records around 15 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 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

The closest primary school to 15 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.

What is the nearest station to 15 Fountain Street, CH42 7JD?

The closest bus stop to 15 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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15 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JD

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

102 m²

1098 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 15 Fountain Street

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

15 Fountain Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 11.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 153% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £168,000. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes
BasementYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

TenureFreehold
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

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.

Current estimate

£188,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£168,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

16 December 2022Most recent
£168,000
+71.4%over 16 years
1 June 2006
£98,000
+83.2%over 3 years
24 April 2003
£53,500

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.

15 Fountain Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,647

Street avg £921

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 108 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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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.

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4 bed

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2 bed

£113k

10 Elmswood Road

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2 bed1 bath

£352k

10 Heathbank Road

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£278k

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5 bed

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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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