1 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
About 1 Woodchurch Lane
1 Woodchurch Lane is a one-bedroom detached house in Birkenhead (CH42 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1026 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2008–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 42.9% above the 2009 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Woodchurch Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Oct 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of existing house into 3 apartments including a single storey rear extension & two storey side extension (re-submission of refused application APP/17/00556)
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/17/00991
- Jun 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Conversion of existing house into 4 individual apartments including two storey side and rear extension
- Agent
- SDA Architecture LTD
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/17/00556
What's in 1 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Woodchurch Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 1 year.
£87,500
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
12 January 2009Most recent
£87,500
+9.4%over 7 months24 June 2008
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9PJ: £127,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CH42 9PJ
27 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
Sold Jun 2023
£139,5005 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
Sold Dec 2022
£125,90011 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
Sold Aug 2021
£127,00013 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
Sold Jun 2021
£127,00031 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
Sold Jan 2021
£90,000
Versus other Woodchurch Lane homes
EPC Rating for 1 Woodchurch Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£918
Street avg £1,153
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Waverley Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







