Flat 3, 19 Westbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JL
About Flat 3
Flat 3 is an end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 68 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 sits 61.5% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold July 2022 for £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Flat 3's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -3.1% per year over 14 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: -3.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2022Most recent
£65,000
-35.0%over 13 years27 November 2008
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JL: £290,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JL
Versus other Westbank Road homes
Flat 3 is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£956
Street avg £1,144
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







