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5 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JN

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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 (130 m² across 8 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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 South Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

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

£202,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2022Most recent

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JN: £167,500 (2023–2001).

On the street

Versus other South Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 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

On par

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 South Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£200k

10 Hawthorne Road

CH42 7LA

£209k

10 Westbank Road

CH42 7JL

£210k

10 Greenbank Road

CH42 7JS

£181k

1 Clarence Road

CH42 7JR

£174k

10 Fountain Street

CH42 7JH

3 bed1 bath
£248k

1 Heathbank Road

CH42 7LD

4 bed
£148k

1 Aspendale Road

CH42 7HF

£147k

10 St Catherines Gardens

CH42 7JJ

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.
Full Birkenhead report

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

South Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Devonshire Park Primary School. 36 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for CH42 7JN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 7JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.