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About 38 Carlton Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
38 Carlton Road is a semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 301 m² (around 3240 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2021 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 301 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 49.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 33.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £218,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
38 Carlton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 38 Carlton Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9NQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2023HMOFullGranted
Use of the property as an 8 bed HMO and the installation of an automatic opening vent rooflight on the rear roof to replace existing rooflight.
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
See how we calculated this£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£218,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Carlton Road homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 38 Carlton Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£724
Street avg £1,514
Floor Area
301 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 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
0.1 km
Woodville Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CH42 9NQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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