29 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
About 29 Woodchurch Lane
29 Woodchurch Lane is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 92.6% above the 2004 sale of £81,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 22 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
29 Woodchurch Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2012Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use to residential. Currently office to ground floor. Permitted development rights to use 1st floor as residential. Justification : 1 residential unit already allowed, bringing ground floor into use to create 1 residential unit.
- Agent
- Architects-Direct.com
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/12/01207
- Nov 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Retention of rear conservatory for office use
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/03/06631
What's in 29 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
29 Woodchurch Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£81,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 April 2004Most recent
£81,500
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
Price per m² for 29 Woodchurch Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£762
Street avg £1,162
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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







