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25a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25a

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

25a is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. At 67 m² this is the 5th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–275 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 237.1% above the 2021 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold May 2021 for £52,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.

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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
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2001
    RenovationFull
    In report

    Extension of car parking.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/00/06950
    View planning record

What's in 25a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

25a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2021).

Current estimate

£177,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£52,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 2021Most recent

    £52,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JL: £290,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Westbank Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 25a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£784

Street avg £1,159

Strongly below

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 25a

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£174k

10 Fountain Street

CH42 7JH

3 bed1 bath
£181k

1 Clarence Road

CH42 7JR

£200k

10 Hawthorne Road

CH42 7LA

£209k

10 Westbank Road

CH42 7JL

£210k

10 Greenbank Road

CH42 7JS

£148k

1 Aspendale Road

CH42 7HF

£147k

10 St Catherines Gardens

CH42 7JJ

£142k

1 Fountain Street

CH42 7JD

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.
Full Birkenhead report

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Merlin Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Woodchurch Road Academy. 37 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 7JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 7JL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 7JL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.3dB

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 25a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.