Terraced

18 VALERIAN ROAD

BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EJ

£190,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Hurst's Bakery	0.1 miles
Bus stop	UPTON ROAD/CLAUGHTON VILLAGE	0.1 miles
Train station	Birkenhead North	0.6 miles
University	Liverpool John Moores University City Campus	3.2 miles
Hospital	Parkfield Medical Centre	3.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Floor area

85 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£190,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£2,235/m²

Local average

£107,966 (48 sales)

Street crime

218 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 22/07/2025

Expiry date: 21/07/2035

Current heating cost: £987/year

Potential heating cost: £650/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £26,010

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

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£240 - £280)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/02/2026	£190,000	Terraced	—	£184,288 to April 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	£190,000
listed	13/08/2025	£190,000
sold	01/01/2002	£63,000

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
40 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED	£206,000	16/01/2026	Terraced
39 ALVERSTONE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BT	£230,000	19/04/2023	Terraced
38 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED	£60,000	24/03/2023	Terraced
41 BIDSTON AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BP	£195,000	16/12/2022	Terraced
14 VALERIAN ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EJ	£120,000	16/12/2022	Terraced
12 ALDERLEY AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EP	£156,000	09/12/2022	Terraced
25 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED	£105,000	21/11/2022	Terraced
15 DAFFODIL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DY	£175,000	27/10/2022	Terraced
32 ALVERSTONE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BT	£157,000	02/09/2022	Terraced
25 DAFFODIL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DY	£151,000	02/09/2022	Terraced
27 DAFFODIL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DY	£160,000	06/05/2022	Terraced
42 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED	£176,000	25/03/2022	Terraced
7 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BY	£130,000	17/12/2021	Terraced
19 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED	£90,000	17/12/2021	Terraced
42 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BZ	£140,000	08/12/2021	Terraced
46 ALDERLEY AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EP	£105,000	26/11/2021	Terraced
15 LINGDALE ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DJ	£178,000	04/10/2021	Terraced
45 BIDSTON AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BP	£150,000	01/10/2021	Terraced
5 WOODSORREL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DN	£148,000	30/09/2021	Terraced
1 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BY	£164,000	30/09/2021	Terraced

Area average: £149,800 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Churchill Avenue, Birkenhead, CH41	£100,000	2	Terraced	0.62 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 6%

10y growth 95%

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

1y (index) 7.1%

5y (index) 24.4%

10y (index) 60.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £761/mo

Realistic £845/mo

Optimistic £930/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wirral.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.44%

Max investor price (0.8%) £105,625

Target investor price (1%) £84,500

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	96
Criminal damage and arson	23
Public order	22
Anti-social behaviour	17
Drugs	16
Shoplifting	14
Vehicle crime	9
Other theft	6
Burglary	5
Other crime	5
Robbery	3
Bicycle theft	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	218

Within 1 mile during May 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
Wirral Hospitals' School	Other	0.1 miles	Outstanding — 18 Dec 2014
Birkenhead Sixth Form College	Other	0.1 miles	— (No rating)
Bidston Avenue Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 19 Oct 2023
Co-op Academy Portland	Primary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 2 May 2023
St Anselm's College	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 23 Jul 2019

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
26/11/2013	05/09/2013	1	1
10/06/2013	14/05/2013	4	1
10/05/2010	07/04/2010	6	1

# 18 VALERIAN ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EJ

## Property details

- Slug: `b4c3f33` (address key hash: `b4c3f33e8b94237227beebacfc827ae35e730155`)
- Postcode: CH41 0EJ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Floor area: 85 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £190,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,235/m²
- Local average: £107,966 (48 sales)
- Street crime: 218 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £190,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £987/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £26,010

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£240 - £280)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0330-2442-9530-2925-6275)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £190,000 | Terraced | — | £184,288 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6d3f-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 VALERIAN ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EJ | £190,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [165720926](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/fa71a6b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £190,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-13 | £190,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £63,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 40 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED | £206,000 | 16/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 39 ALVERSTONE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BT | £230,000 | 19/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED | £60,000 | 24/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 41 BIDSTON AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BP | £195,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 VALERIAN ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EJ | £120,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 ALDERLEY AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EP | £156,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED | £105,000 | 21/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 DAFFODIL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DY | £175,000 | 27/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 ALVERSTONE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BT | £157,000 | 02/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 DAFFODIL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DY | £151,000 | 02/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 27 DAFFODIL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DY | £160,000 | 06/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 42 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED | £176,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BY | £130,000 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 19 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED | £90,000 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 42 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BZ | £140,000 | 08/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 46 ALDERLEY AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EP | £105,000 | 26/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 15 LINGDALE ROAD NORTH, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DJ | £178,000 | 04/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 45 BIDSTON AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BP | £150,000 | 01/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 5 WOODSORREL ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0DN | £148,000 | 30/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 1 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BY | £164,000 | 30/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £149,800 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Churchill Avenue, Birkenhead, CH41](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6add884) | £100,000 | 2 | Terraced | 0.62 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 6%
- **10y growth:** 95%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wirral; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 60.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £761/mo
- **Realistic:** £845/mo
- **Optimistic:** £930/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £105,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £84,500

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 | 96 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **218** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Wirral Hospitals' School | Other | 0.1 miles | Outstanding — 18 Dec 2014 |
| Birkenhead Sixth Form College | Other | 0.1 miles | — (No rating) |
| Bidston Avenue Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 19 Oct 2023 |
| Co-op Academy Portland | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 2 May 2023 |
| St Anselm's College | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 23 Jul 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #9935235
- **Address:** 18 Valerian Road, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0EJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/11/2013
- **Work Completed:** 05/09/2013
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #9594511
- **Address:** 18 Valerian Road, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0EJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 10/06/2013
- **Work Completed:** 14/05/2013
- **Items:** 4 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #7351476
- **Address:** 18 Valerian Road, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 0EJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 10/05/2010
- **Work Completed:** 07/04/2010
- **Items:** 6 window(s), 1 door(s)