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88a, Prenton Road East, Birkenhead, CH42 7LH

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 88a

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

88a is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 132.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £270,000. 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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 88a, Prenton Road East, Birkenhead, CH42 7LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

88a has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Mar 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey/ single storey side and rear extension.

    Agent
    Jones and Wathen Ltd.
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/20/01895
    View planning record

What's in 88a, Prenton Road East, Birkenhead, CH42 7LH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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

£303,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£270,000

Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 September 2022Most recent

    £270,000

    +35.0%over 16 years

  2. 27 January 2006

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 7LH: £221,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Prenton Road East homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

88a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,389

Street avg £1,334

Strongly above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 150 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 88a

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.
£318k

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5 bed2 bath
£352k

10 Heathbank Road

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4 bed
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1 Heathbank Road

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4 bed
£210k

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£209k

10 Westbank Road

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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

0.2 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 7LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 7LH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 7LH

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 88a, Prenton Road East, Birkenhead, CH42 7LH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.