31 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
About 31 Woodchurch Lane
31 Woodchurch Lane is a mid-terrace house in Birkenhead (CH42 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 90% above the 2021 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £90,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
31 Woodchurch Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2009Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from ground floor office to living room and lounge for upstairs flat
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/09/05546
- Jan 2007Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from office to dwelling. (amended description)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/06/07045
What's in 31 Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2021Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9PJ: £127,000 (2023–2020).
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
£127,00027a, Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9PJ
Sold Jan 2020
£115,000
Versus other Woodchurch Lane homes
31 Woodchurch Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£776
Street avg £1,162
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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







