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1 The Old Tennis Club, Waterpark Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9GF

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 The Old Tennis Club

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

1 The Old Tennis Club is a two-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9GF). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 38.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 20.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £210,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • ConciergeYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Old Tennis Club, Waterpark Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9GF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Dec 2021
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single-storey rear extension to form garden room following demolition of existing conservatory.

    Agent
    Barron Design Ltd.
    Extension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    APP/21/01912
    View planning record

What's in 1 The Old Tennis Club, Waterpark Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9GF'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

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£210,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 June 2021Most recent

    £210,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9GF: £229,000 (2025–1999).

On the street

Versus other The Old Tennis Club homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 The Old Tennis Club is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£3,189

Street avg £4,378

Strongly below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 The Old Tennis Club

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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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

Woodchurch Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead. 39 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 9GF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 9GF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 9GF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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