Wirral
CH42 house prices in Wirral
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Wirral, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£136,250
Range £74,700–£272,750 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CH42: the typical (median) sold price is £136,250, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CH42 is an active market, with about 31 recorded sales a month. By property type, 56% were terraced homes (typically £122,500) and 30% were semi-detached homes (typically £190,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,501 a year: Wirral's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Wirral, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CH42: steady sales, so price from the evidence
At around 31 sales a month, CH42 ticks along steadily, which is enough to price from, though not enough history for us to call a clear twelve-month direction.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £493,500 and flats at £67,500, the £74,700 to £272,750 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; roughly 31 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, CH42 sits well below the UK average for typical prices, so a lower price than the average is a prompt to ask why, not a reason to relax.
On any CH42 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (281 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,501 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free CH42 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
CH42 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£136,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
31.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,501
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CH42
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CH42 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £493,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £67,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 18 | £493,500 | £174,700–£686,500 |
| Semi-detached | 75 | £190,000 | £111,000–£278,000 |
| Terraced | 139 | £122,500 | £74,400–£198,400 |
| Flat / maisonette | 15 | £67,500 | £46,100–£148,390 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CH42
The quarterly typical price rose 44.5%, from £110,000 in Q4 2025 (16 sales) to £159,000 in Q3 2026 (39 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £110,000 | 16 |
| Q1 2026 | £145,000 | 101 |
| Q2 2026 | £129,250 | 94 |
| Q3 2026 | £159,000 | 39 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CH42 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CH42 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £74,700 and £272,750, around a typical £136,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CH42
Terraced homes were 56% of recorded sales (139 of 247). 90% of sales were freehold and 10% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached7%
- Semi-detached30%
- Terraced56%
- Flat / maisonette6%
Tenure
- Freehold90%
- Leasehold10%
See the figures
224 freehold (90%) and 26 leasehold (10%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CH42. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 18 Dec 2025 and 20 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CH42 sits in Wirral
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CH42
23, BANKSIDE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£245,000
1, ST PETERS MEWS, BIRKENHEAD
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Aug 2026
£65,500
46, DEVERILL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£132,500
47, PARKSIDE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
Terraced · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£40,000
31, WATERPARK ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
Semi-detached · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£550,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CH42 includes the Birkenhead and Tranmere ward.
In plain English
What the Wirral (CH42) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £493,500 against £67,500 for flats: about 7.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £74,700 and £272,750, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 31 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 18 December 2025 and 20 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CH42
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CH42
£2,501
Band D a year in Wirral, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,667 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,945 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,223 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,501 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,056 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,612 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,168 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,001 |
These are Wirral's charges for 2026-27, the authority CH42 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Wirral · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CH42
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Well Lane Primary School.
All schools
Well Lane Primary School
Primary · Academies · CH42 5PF
212 m
Not graded
Bedford Drive Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CH42 6RT
385 m
Good · 2022
Mersey Park Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CH42 0PH
500 m
Outstanding · 2019
Prenton High School for Girls
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CH42 6RR
707 m
Good · 2014
Utopia
Special schools · CH42 1NW
750 m
Not graded
Devonshire Park Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CH42 9JX
784 m
Good · 2015
Rock Ferry Primary School
Primary · Academies · CH42 2BL
852 m
Good · 2011
Horizons Independent School
Special schools · CH42 8NU
911 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CH42 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CH42
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CH42
281
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
385 m
The proposal seeks to bring the building back into beneficial use through the provision of specialist extra-careaccommodation for adults with Learning Disabilities and associated complex needs. The proposed use willcontinue to provide accommodation linked to significant care and support requirements and therefore retainsthe essential characteristics associated with a residential institution.
Received 2026-06-04
490 m
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Construction of new single storey rear extension.
Received 2026-05-02
494 m
Discharge of Condition 5 (sound insulation) of planning permission APP/22/00434.
Received 2026-03-03
Wirral/LDP/25/01757Permitted
419 m
Use as a children's home.
Received 2025-11-13
Wirral/LDC/25/01536Permitted
210 m
Change of use from 2 flats to a single dwelling
Received 2025-10-03
Wirral/APP/25/01245Conditions
97 m
1. Removal of combustible insulation, cladding materials and all associated non-compliant supporting structures that are not to meet the requirements of the British Standards and Approved Document B of the Building Regulations with regards to fire spread and combustibility - Remove and replace with a minimum A2-S1,d0 rated insulated external wall cladding. 2. Removal and reinstallation of the existing retained cladding system, in order to interface the new cladding system to ensure compartmentation fire barriers are installed and good detailing, particularly for BSR sign off. 3. Extend existing feature cladding system down to ground floor using colour match Rockpanel panelised cladding system to entrance pod, including upgrading with new Rockwool insulation. Allow for replacing existing metal frame where corroded. 4. New Rockpanel panelised cladding system to entrance pod, including upgrading with new Rockwool insulation. 5. New brick slip cladding to ground floor, including upgrading with new Rockwool insulation, achieving 0.32W/m2K (no worse/compliant). 6. Allowance for replacing the existing roof parapet capping, to accommodate changes in the EWI insulation thickness. 7. Adaptation of existing ducts, adding new metal fire rated sleeving and new ventilation grilles and covers to all existing services which pass through the new cladding system. 8. Replacement of the existing windows with new double glazed uPVC windows to new 2023 Part L standard (Part Retrospective)
Received 2025-08-11
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CH42 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CH42 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 281 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CH42
Decile 1 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CH42 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 7, with a median of decile 1 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CH42 1RT, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 1 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CH42 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CH42: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CH42, band by band
Wirral's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CH42 median sold price of £136,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWirral | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £136,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,667 | £139 | 1.22% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,945 | £162 | 1.43% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,223 | £185 | 1.63% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,501 | £208 | 1.84% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,056 | £255 | 2.24% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,612 | £301 | 2.65% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,168 | £347 | 3.06% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,001 | £417 | 3.67% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CH42 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Wirral, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CH42 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 248 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CH42. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
23, BANKSIDE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 4NS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-20
1, ST PETERS MEWS, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 1RT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£65,500
2026-08-17
46, DEVERILL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 4PW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£132,500
2026-08-14
47, PARKSIDE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 5NY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£40,000
2026-08-12
31, WATERPARK ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 8PN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-11
25, LEES AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 2BJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-08-07
36, CAVENDISH DRIVE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 6RQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£333,000
2026-08-07
67, BAYTREE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 5PW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-08-06
13, MORECROFT ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 1NX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£100,000
2026-08-05
170, WOODCHURCH ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9LS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£167,000
2026-08-03
17, YELVERTON ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 6PE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£70,000
2026-08-03
38, MEMORIAL DRIVE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 6AA · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-08-01
26, TEMPLE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9JX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-31
25, WOODCHURCH LANE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9PJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£152,000
2026-07-31
7, ROXBURGH AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 6QD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-31
33, SINGLETON AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9JL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-31
21, MOORE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 4QT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-07-30
51, STUART ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 7LE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-21
34, ST PAULS CLOSE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 3XL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-20
88, ELMSWOOD ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 7HR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£109,000
2026-07-20
49 - 51, EGERTON PARK, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 4RA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£65,400
2026-07-17
598, OLD CHESTER ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 4NW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-17
14, PRENTON LANE, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9NX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-17
28, MERLIN ROAD, BIRKENHEAD
CH42 9QG · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£159,000
2026-07-17
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Nearby
Postcode districts near CH42
The closest districts to CH42 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in CH41 (Birkenhead) 1.5 miles
- House prices in CH43 (Prenton) 1.7 miles
- House prices in CH63 (Wirral) 2.1 miles
- House prices in L1 (Liverpool) 2.6 miles
- House prices in L2 (Liverpool) 2.6 miles
- House prices in L8 (Toxteth) 2.7 miles
- House prices in L3 (Liverpool) 2.8 miles
- House prices in CH44 (Wallasey) 2.9 miles
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Data sources
Every CH42 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.