1 Cecil Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9PF
About 1 Cecil Road
1 Cecil Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Last sale on file: £278,000 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 90.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Cecil Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/21/00290
What's in 1 Cecil Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9PF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 19 years.
£278,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2022Most recent
£278,000
+51.2%over 5 years22 September 2016
£183,900
+17.5%over 12 years14 April 2004
£156,500
+42.3%over 1 year4 March 2003
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9PF: £280,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CH42 9PF
Versus other Cecil Road homes
1 Cecil Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,505
Street avg £1,722
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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. 38 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







