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27a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
743 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

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 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.

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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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27a, 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 27a, 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.

Price for 27a has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£132,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£97,950

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2015Most recent

    £97,950

    +50.7%over 2 years
  2. 25 October 2012

    £65,000

    +225.0%over 17 years
  3. 3 February 1995

    £20,000

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.

27a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,420

Street avg £1,106

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 27a

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

0.1 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 27a, Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.