Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

38 PRENTON FARM ROAD

PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW

£305,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Prenton Hall Road/Prenton Dell Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Hays Travel	0.6 miles
Train station	Rock Ferry	1.6 miles
Hospital	Parkfield Medical Centre	2.0 miles
University	University of Liverpool	4.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

115 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£305,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,652/m²

Local average

£240,386 (46 sales)

Street crime

72 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 02/02/2017

Current heating cost: £770/year

Potential heating cost: £697/year

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	12/02/2026	£305,000	Semi-detached	+56.4%	£305,000 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	18/05/2017	£195,000	Semi-detached	—	£308,681 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£305,000
listed	02/09/2025	£300,000
sold	01/01/2017	£195,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
246 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR	£205,000	10/01/2025	Semi-detached
46 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW	£225,500	29/11/2023	Semi-detached
250 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR	£180,000	19/10/2023	Semi-detached
48 GLENAVON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RF	£215,000	28/06/2023	Semi-detached
11 BRAMWELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RG	£351,000	23/06/2023	Semi-detached
221 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR	£215,000	16/06/2023	Semi-detached
18 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW	£210,000	13/01/2023	Semi-detached
125 PRENTON VILLAGE ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3DD	£190,000	09/12/2022	Semi-detached
75 GLENAVON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RD	£370,000	21/11/2022	Semi-detached
213 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR	£120,000	11/11/2022	Semi-detached
69 BRAMWELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RQ	£300,000	21/10/2022	Semi-detached
18 PRENTON DELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3DA	£225,000	14/10/2022	Semi-detached
125 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH	£200,000	28/07/2022	Semi-detached
152 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BJ	£241,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
150 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BJ	£233,000	17/05/2022	Semi-detached
113 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH	£265,000	17/05/2022	Semi-detached
77 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH	£253,000	16/05/2022	Semi-detached
256 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR	£190,000	28/02/2022	Semi-detached
91 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH	£252,500	14/01/2022	Semi-detached
28 BRAMWELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RH	£250,000	01/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £234,550 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 6.5%

10y growth 37.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wirral. Series: Semi-detached. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 8.8%

5y (index) 28%

10y (index) 64.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wirral. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £752/mo

Realistic £835/mo

Optimistic £919/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wirral.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Wirral: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 4-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Terraced House, Waring Avenue, CH42	£1,300/mo	4	1.07 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £162,500

Target investor price (1%) £130,000

Gross yield 5.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19.6×

Monthly cashflow £-56/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.8%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	29
Anti-social behaviour	12
Public order	8
Criminal damage and arson	6
Other theft	4
Vehicle crime	4
Burglary	3
Drugs	2
Robbery	2
Other crime	1
Shoplifting	1
Total incidents	72

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Prenton Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 18 May 2012
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 2 Apr 2019
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 6 Dec 2022
Devonshire Park Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 28 Jul 2015
Prenton High School for Girls	Secondary	1.0 miles	Good — 6 May 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
20/05/2019	30/04/2019	5	—
26/11/2018	29/10/2018	4	1
30/06/2014	11/06/2014	—	1

# 38 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW

## Property details

- Slug: `32a431d` (address key hash: `32a431deb1353e123cc2833c53e1890c4161fec8`)
- Postcode: CH43 3BW
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 4
- Floor area: 115 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £305,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,652/m²
- Local average: £240,386 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 72 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £305,000
- Date: 2026-02-12
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £770/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0428-8090-6252-9113-6920)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-12 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | +56.4% | £305,000 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-e74e-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2017-05-18 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | — | £308,681 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/55bdcae5-a82c-521d-e053-6b04a8c0dd7a) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW | £305,000 | 12/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 38 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW | £195,000 | 18/05/2017 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166498319](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1bbb992)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £305,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-02 | £300,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £195,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 246 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR | £205,000 | 10/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 46 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW | £225,500 | 29/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 250 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR | £180,000 | 19/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 48 GLENAVON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RF | £215,000 | 28/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BRAMWELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RG | £351,000 | 23/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 221 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR | £215,000 | 16/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 PRENTON FARM ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BW | £210,000 | 13/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 125 PRENTON VILLAGE ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3DD | £190,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 75 GLENAVON ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RD | £370,000 | 21/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 213 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR | £120,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 69 BRAMWELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RQ | £300,000 | 21/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 PRENTON DELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3DA | £225,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 125 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH | £200,000 | 28/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 152 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BJ | £241,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 150 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BJ | £233,000 | 17/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 113 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH | £265,000 | 17/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 77 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH | £253,000 | 16/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 256 PRENTON DELL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BR | £190,000 | 28/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 91 PRENTON HALL ROAD, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 3BH | £252,500 | 14/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 BRAMWELL AVENUE, PRENTON, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH43 0RH | £250,000 | 01/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £234,550 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 6.5%
- **10y growth:** 37.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wirral; Semi-detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 8.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 28%
- **10y growth (index):** 64.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wirral). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £752/mo
- **Realistic:** £835/mo
- **Optimistic:** £919/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Wirral (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 4-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Waring Avenue, CH42 | £1,300/mo | 4 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,300/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £162,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £130,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,300/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-56/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **72** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Prenton Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 18 May 2012 |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 2 Apr 2019 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 6 Dec 2022 |
| Devonshire Park Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 28 Jul 2015 |
| Prenton High School for Girls | Secondary | 1.0 miles | Good — 6 May 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #13571376
- **Address:** 38 Prenton Farm Road, PRENTON, CH43 3BW
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/05/2019
- **Work Completed:** 30/04/2019
- **Items:** 5 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #13265766
- **Address:** 38 Prenton Farm Road, PRENTON, CH43 3BW
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/11/2018
- **Work Completed:** 29/10/2018
- **Items:** 4 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #10384267
- **Address:** 38 Prenton Farm Road, PRENTON, CH43 3BW
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/06/2014
- **Work Completed:** 11/06/2014
- **Items:** 1 door(s)