3 Carlaw Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8PZ
About 3 Carlaw Road
3 Carlaw Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 339.5% above the 1996 sale of £81,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 67.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
3 Carlaw Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Carlaw Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/05/06239
What's in 3 Carlaw Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8PZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Carlaw Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£81,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 1996Most recent
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 8PZ: £320,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CH42 8PZ
Versus other Carlaw Road homes
On price per m², 3 Carlaw Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£563
Street avg £1,909
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Osmaston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School. 33 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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







