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48 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
71 m²
769 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
Council tax
Band B
Overview

About 48 Fountain Street

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

48 Fountain Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 769 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2011) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2011–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 40.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 137.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018). At 71 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 37 EPCs).

Specifications

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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

48 Fountain Street's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

48 Fountain Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

48 Fountain Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£157,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.1% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£112,000

Growth on file: -1.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 March 2018Most recent

    £112,000

    -7.1%over 6 years
  2. 20 April 2011

    £120,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JH: £155,000 (2025–2021).

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.

48 Fountain Street is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,568

Street avg £975

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

8 years

Street avg 15 years

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 48 Fountain Street

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

£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 48 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.