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3 sales on record
About 27a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
27a is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 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 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 69 m² this is the 7th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–275 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 34.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 27a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2001RenovationFullRefuse
Extension of car parking.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 27a has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2015)
£97,950
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Westbank Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
27a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,420
Street avg £1,114
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Merlin Road — bus stop.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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