House prices in CH42 9 (Birkenhead)
This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CH42 9' (Birkenhead) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.
Defining 'CH42 9'
This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CH42 9", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Birkenhead.
You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.
FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.
Price per square metre
Knowing the average house price in Birkenhead is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:
£ per sqm = price ÷ internal areaE.g. 21, Mellor Road, Birkenhead, sold for £200,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 101 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,980.
England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.
The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £1,900-£2,000, £2,000-£2,100, £2,100-£2,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 101 sales in Birkenhead (CH42 9) that took place in the last two years.
Distribution of £ per sqm for Birkenhead
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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.
The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Birkenhead (CH42 9). Of the 101 transactions, half were sold for between £1,330 and £1,750 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CH42 9' is £1,550. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £1,750 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.
Price map for Birkenhead
Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Birkenhead. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.
House price heatmap for Birkenhead
Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors
The table below shows how 'CH42 9' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.
Postcode sector | Lower quartile | Middle quartile | Upper quartile |
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CH42 5 Birkenhead | £1,100 sqm | £1,310 sqm | £1,430 sqm |
CH42 4 Birkenhead | £1,390 sqm | £1,680 sqm | £2,020 sqm |
CH42 7 Birkenhead | £1,170 sqm | £1,460 sqm | £1,760 sqm |
CH42 2 Birkenhead | £1,140 sqm | £1,450 sqm | £1,850 sqm |
CH42 8 Birkenhead | £2,080 sqm | £2,320 sqm | £2,560 sqm |
CH42 9 Birkenhead | £1,330 sqm | £1,550 sqm | £1,750 sqm |
CH42 1 Birkenhead | £1,090 sqm | £1,310 sqm | £1,770 sqm |
CH42 6 Birkenhead | £1,540 sqm | £1,940 sqm | £2,300 sqm |
CH42 0 Birkenhead | £950 sqm | £1,310 sqm | £1,520 sqm |
CH42 3 Birkenhead | £980 sqm | £1,260 sqm | £1,600 sqm |
Will Birkenhead house prices drop in 2024?
I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CH42 9 (Birkenhead) compared with both the wider area CH42 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.
Historic price per square metre in Birkenhead,Birkenhead
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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.
Most recent CH42 9 sales
Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Birkenhead to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Birkenhead and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.
Street level data
Street | Avg size | Avg £sqm | Recent sales |
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Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9L | 107 sqm | £1,345 | 24 |
Gorsefield Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9N | 92 sqm | £1,559 | 15 |
Merlin Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9Q | 78 sqm | £1,585 | 15 |
Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead, CH42 9P | 96 sqm | £1,366 | 14 |
Woodville Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9L | 60 sqm | £1,284 | 13 |
Singleton Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 9J | 89 sqm | £1,528 | 13 |
Briardale Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9N | 70 sqm | £1,248 | 12 |
Carlton Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9N | 132 sqm | £1,690 | 11 |
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Raw data
Our analysis of Birkenhead is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.
Address | Paid | sqm | £/sqm |
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21, Mellor Rd, Birkenhead | £200,000
May-2024
|
101 | 1,980 |
Flat 21 Maxwell Court, Merlin Rd, Birkenhead | £88,750
May-2024
|
58 | 1,530 |
15, Parkbridge Rd, Birkenhead | £127,500
May-2024
|
88 | 1,448 |
See the entire list of all sales in Birkenhead (CH42 9) here.
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