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4 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL

Extendable
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 4 Westbank Road

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

4 Westbank Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 118 m² this is the 24th 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. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015. Across 2015–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 121.8% per year.

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

  • Bedrooms4

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Westbank Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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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.

4 Westbank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Westbank Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Westbank Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.

Current estimate

£133,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 121.8% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£122,000

Growth on file: 121.8% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 October 2015Most recent

    £122,000

    +121.8%
  2. 3 September 2015

    £55,000

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.

4 Westbank Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,034

Street avg £1,138

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Westbank Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Recent ownership pattern worth a look
£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 4 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.