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4 sales on record
About 1 Mountwood Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Mountwood Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £715,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 249 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (333 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Mountwood Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Mountwood Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullApprove
Extension: Side and rear of property
Various extensions to side/rear elevations and alterations to front gate.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£751,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2024)
£715,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Mountwood Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Mountwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 301 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stanley Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 8NQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 65 points of interest in total.
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