27a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL
About 27a
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 8th 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.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. 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. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2001RenovationFullIn report
Extension of car parking.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/00/06950
What's in 27a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 27a has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 20 years.
£97,950
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2015Most recent
£97,950
+50.7%over 2 years25 October 2012
£65,000
+225.0%over 17 years3 February 1995
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JL: £290,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JL
Versus other Westbank Road homes
27a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,420
Street avg £1,106
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







