# 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 |
| 14 VALERIAN ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0EJ | £120,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 41 BIDSTON AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BP | £195,000 | 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 |
| 19 MONA STREET, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0ED | £90,000 | 17/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 7 HALDANE AVENUE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH41 0BY | £130,000 | 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Flat, St Aidans Terrace, CH43 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Brill St, CH41 | £950/mo | 3 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £900/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £112,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £90,000

*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 £900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £37/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 | 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)