2 North Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JE

2 North Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 132.7% above the 2008 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2001. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.