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17 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JU

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
179 m²
1927 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Willowbank Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Willowbank Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a basement.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 139% above the 2010 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 47% below the postcode norm. At 179 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 12 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Willowbank Road

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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.

17 Willowbank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Willowbank 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£282,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£118,000

Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 January 2010Most recent

    £118,000

    -5.6%over 2 years

  2. 7 December 2007

    £125,000

  3. 28 June 2007

    £125,000

    +121.2%over 4 years

  4. 17 June 2003

    £56,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JU: £270,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Willowbank Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Willowbank Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£659

Street avg £1,282

Strongly below

Floor Area

179 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Willowbank 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.
£278k

1 Willowbank Road

CH42 7JU

5 bed
£325k

1 South Road

CH42 7JN

5 bed
£348k

10 North Road

CH42 7JE

5 bed2 bath
£248k

1 Heathbank Road

CH42 7LD

4 bed
£352k

10 Heathbank Road

CH42 7LD

4 bed
£174k

10 Fountain Street

CH42 7JH

3 bed1 bath
£318k

10 Rocky Bank Road

CH42 7LB

£210k

10 Greenbank Road

CH42 7JS

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

0.2 km

North Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Mersey 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 7JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 7JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 7JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

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 17 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.