12 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
About 12 Fountain Street
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
12 Fountain Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Fountain Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
12 Fountain Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 January 2006Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JH: £155,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JH
8 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Sept 2025
£250,00036 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Dec 2024
£95,00062 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Apr 2023
£155,00024 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Mar 2023
£200,00074 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Sept 2021
£129,500
Versus other Fountain Street homes
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
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Mersey Park Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







