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Get startedFlat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–93 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.
Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 64.6% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 119.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2022 for £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£107,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m² for Flat 2 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,625
Street avg £950
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Merlin Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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25 November 2022Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9NN: £75,000 (2023–2021).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
CH42 9QJ
Closest school
0.1 km
Woodchurch Road Academy. 36 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB
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