5 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL
About 5 Westbank Road
5 Westbank Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 36 EPCs). Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 is 33.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Energy performance
5 Westbank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Westbank Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
External insulation to house with silicone render finish. Single storey rear extension with silicone finish
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- APPH/23/00186
- Jul 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/01/06087
What's in 5 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Westbank Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 20 years.
£169,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2015Most recent
£169,950
+235.9%over 20 years14 September 1995
£50,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JL: £290,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JL
Versus other Westbank Road homes
5 Westbank Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,559
Street avg £1,319
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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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