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Elm Court, Flat 5, 12 Prenton Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9NX

Property type
Detached
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Elm Court

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

Elm Court is a detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NX). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 97 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Elm Court (54–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 51). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 32.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 51.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
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 Elm Court, Flat 5, 12 Prenton Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elm Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£130,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 December 2022Most recent

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9NX: £197,500 (2023–2011).

On the street

Versus other Prenton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Elm Court outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,340

Street avg £1,348

On par

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Elm Court

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£142k

Elm Court, Flat 4, 12 Prenton Lane

CH42 9NX

Flat
£142k

Flat 1, 19 Mellor Road

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Flat
£142k

Flat 1, 26 Kingsland Road

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Flat
£140k

Flat 1, 12 Singleton Avenue

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Flat
£214k

First Floor Flat, 69 Woodchurch Lane

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Flat
£138k

Ellis Court, Flat 6, Merlin Road

CH42 9QJ

Flat3 bed1 bath
£138k

Flat 1, 19 Kingsland Road

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Flat
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

Storeton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Devonshire Park Primary School. 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 9NX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 9NX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 9NX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Elm Court, Flat 5, 12 Prenton Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9NX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.