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About 26 Fountain Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Fountain Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 68.5% above the 2017 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 37 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (May 2017).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2023
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 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2017)
£92,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 15 years.
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.
26 Fountain Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£893
Street avg £1,000
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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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