31 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JD

31 Fountain Street is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JD). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 sits 500% above the 1998 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 75.1% below the postcode norm.