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About 5 South Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 South Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 15.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other South Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 5 South Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,160
Street avg £1,972
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
South Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 7JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 66 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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