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4 sales on record
About 42 Fountain Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Fountain Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in April 2005. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 21.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 sits 114.3% above the 2005 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 37 EPCs).
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 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.
Price for 42 Fountain Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£150,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.6% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2005)
£70,000
Growth on file: 21.6% per year over 10 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.
On floor area, 42 Fountain Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£946
Street avg £998
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 94 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.
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