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About 12 Fountain Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Fountain Street is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in January 2006. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 191.7% above the 2006 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 34.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Fountain Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 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.
12 Fountain Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2006)
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Fountain Street homes
Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
12 Fountain Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£488
Street avg £1,015
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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 7JH 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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