4 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL
About 4 Westbank Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Westbank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Westbank Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Westbank Road
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 121.8% per year over 1 year.
£122,000
Growth on file: 121.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
21 October 2015Most recent
£122,000
+121.8%3 September 2015
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JL: £290,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JL
Versus other Westbank Road homes
4 Westbank Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,034
Street avg £1,138
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







