Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started5 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL
3 planning records
About 5 Westbank Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Westbank Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
External insulation to house with silicone render finish. Single storey rear extension with silicone finish
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Westbank Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2015)
£169,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Westbank Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 67 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
Curated scenic spots within reach of this postcode, served by Beautifulplaces.ai. Photography and tagging come from their open dataset.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.