2 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF
About 2 Prospect Road
2 Prospect Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 8LF). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 15 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. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014). Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 is 35.1% above the 2014 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Prospect 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2003OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a detached garage with playroom above
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/02/07642
What's in 2 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Prospect Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2014Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 8LF: £165,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CH42 8LF
Castlerigg Court, Flat 5, 12 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF
Sold Feb 2025
£165,000Castlerigg Court, Flat 8, 12 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF
Sold Nov 2020
£122,5008 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF
Sold Oct 2020
£508,000Castlerigg Court, Flat 6, 12 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF
Sold Nov 2019
£145,0004 Prospect Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LF
Sold Sept 2019
£660,000
Versus other Prospect Road homes
EPC Rating for 2 Prospect Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,981
Street avg £2,350
Floor Area
270 m²
Street avg 284 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 14.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mendip Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Devonshire Park Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







