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5 Elm Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9NY

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
175 m²
1889 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Elm Road

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

5 Elm Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9NY). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1889 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in February 2002. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 sits 145.9% above the 2002 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 46.9% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms4
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.

5 Elm Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Elm Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Elm Road 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.
Current estimate

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£170,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2002Most recent

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9NY: £430,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Elm Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 5 Elm Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£969

Street avg £1,989

Strongly below

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 195 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 8.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Elm Road

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.
£466k

1 Moss Grove

CH42 9LD

4 bed2 bath
£502k

1 Elm Road

CH42 9NY

4 bed2 bath
£304k

1 Cecil Road

CH42 9PF

4 bed1 bath
£208k

10 Carlton Road

CH42 9NQ

4 bed1 bath
£209k

1 Rosebery Grove

CH42 9PR

3 bed2 bath
£170k

1 Merlin Road

CH42 9QG

3 bed
£165k

1 St Michaels Mews, Carlton Road

CH42 9NQ

3 bed1 bath
£133k

10 Albert Road

CH42 9NH

3 bed
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

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 9NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CH42 9NY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CH42 9NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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 5 Elm Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9NY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.