36 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ
About 36 Willowbank Road
36 Willowbank Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 7JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 23.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
36 Willowbank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
36 Willowbank Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 36 Willowbank Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 7 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£240,000
+81.8%over 7 years1 May 2014
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7JZ: £115,500 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in CH42 7JZ
50 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ
Sold Feb 2022
£120,00054 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ
Sold Aug 2020
£63,500Flat 3, 38 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ
Sold Jul 2017
£195,00052 Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ
Sold Sept 2015
£115,00040b, Willowbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JZ
Sold Sept 2007
£115,500
Versus other Willowbank Road homes
On floor area, 36 Willowbank Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,326
Street avg £926
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
South Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Devonshire Park Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







