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Get started31 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 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 21 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.
31 Woodchurch Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.
Change of use from ground floor office to living room and lounge for upstairs flat
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.
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
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Waverley Grove — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Change of use from office to dwelling. (amended description)
2 more applications for this property
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15 January 2021Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CH42 9PJ: £127,000 (2023–2020).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
CH42 9NQ
Closest school
0.2 km
Devonshire Park Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB
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