What type of property is 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house, on a corner plot.

What did 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH sell for?

74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH last sold for £129,500 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £114,995 in May 2013, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

Across 2 sales between May 2013 and September 2021, 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH rose from £114,995 to £129,500, a change of £14,505. That works out to roughly +1.4% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

The current EPC rating for 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CH42 7JH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH heated?

The latest EPC at 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Solar water heating is recorded against the property. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH located?

74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH sits in Birkenhead. It falls within the CH42 postcode district.

Is 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH in a safe area?

Police records around 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

The closest primary school to 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH is Mersey Park Primary School (429m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Prenton High School for Girls (1.2km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH?

The closest bus stop to 74 Fountain Street, CH42 7JH is St Catherine's Gardens, 192m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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74 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 74 Fountain Street

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

74 Fountain Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 27.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 161% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 37 EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £129,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingOff road
Corner plotYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 74 Fountain Street, Birkenhead, CH42 7JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

74 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£165,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£129,500

Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2021Most recent
£129,500
+12.6%over 8 years
1 May 2013
£114,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JH: £200,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CH42 7JH

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.

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

Price per m²

£1,727

Street avg £969

Strongly above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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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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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· 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

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