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24 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 24 Fountain Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 24 Fountain Street in 2022.

  1. Jan 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Rear single storey extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/21/02030
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2020.

Current estimate

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 43.8% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£200,000

Growth on file: 43.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 March 2023Most recent

    £200,000

    -19.0%over 1 year
  2. 28 March 2021

    £247,000

    +180.7%
  3. 17 December 2020

    £88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JH: £129,500 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Fountain Street homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

24 Fountain Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,818

Street avg £966

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 24 Fountain Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

A planning decision worth checking
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Closest school

0.4 km

Mersey Park Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CH42 7JH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 7JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 24 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.