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5 sales on record
About 23 Fountain Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Fountain Street is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 31.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2021 for £125,000. Across the public record there are 5 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Fountain Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Fountain Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2021)
£125,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Fountain Street homes
Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 23 Fountain Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£893
Street avg £950
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Birkenhead district page.
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 7JD 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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