24 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
About 24 Fountain Street
24 Fountain Street is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 43.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 13% below the 2023 sale of £200,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 186.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 37 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022. Last sale on file: £200,000 in March 2023.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 24 Fountain Street in 2022.
- Jan 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/21/02030
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2020.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 43.8% per year over 2 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 43.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2023Most recent
£200,000
-19.0%over 1 year28 March 2021
£247,000
+180.7%17 December 2020
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JH: £129,500 (2025–2020).
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
£155,00074 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Sept 2021
£129,50076 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH
Sold Oct 2020
£110,000
Versus other Fountain Street homes
24 Fountain Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £966
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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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







