21 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT
About 21 Reservoir Road North
21 Reservoir Road North is a five-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 8LT). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 36.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
21 Reservoir Road North's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Construction of front porch and single storey rear and side extensions.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/11/00009
What's in 21 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 Reservoir Road North valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2010Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 8LT: £482,500 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CH42 8LT
23 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT
Sold Jan 2022
£600,0003a, Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT
Sold Feb 2021
£425,00015 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT
Sold Jun 2019
£530,00027 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT
Sold Aug 2017
£282,00013 Reservoir Road North, Birkenhead, CH42 8LT
Sold Aug 2015
£482,500
Versus other Reservoir Road North homes
On years held, 21 Reservoir Road North stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,039
Street avg £2,306
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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
Reservoir Road North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Prenton Primary School. 38 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB







