27 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JW
About 27 South Road
27 South Road is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 30.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 27.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (June 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
27 South Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 South Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/04/06713
- Aug 2001Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from commercial to residential
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/01/06097
What's in 27 South Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 14 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2015Most recent
£225,000
+204.1%over 13 years15 October 2001
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JW: £170,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JW
Versus other South Road homes
27 South Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,424
Street avg £1,794
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
South Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Devonshire Park Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







