988, Borough Road
988, Borough Road
Description & Estimates
988, Borough Road, Birkenhead is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,245 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 538 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead is £253,482 and its rental estimate is £983 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42 falls within the CH42 postal district, in the borough of Wirral.
Our Data Sources
988, Borough Road, Birkenhead has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2012 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead, we estimate a market value of £266,157 and a rental value of £1,032 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £235,739 and £914 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead has seen its estimated sale value climb by £5,046 (2.0%) and its estimated rental value rise by £31 per month (3.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead as measuring 538 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 8 of the 11 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
988, Borough Road, Birkenhead has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 17 May 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead completed on 17th April 2012 at £150,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 56.3% over the period since April 2012.
- Sold Apr 2012£150,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead have sold within a radius of 590 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 22nd May 2025, was 40, Hesketh Avenue, Birkenhead, CH42 6RS, a freehold house which sold for £265,000.
Read more about house prices in CH42.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 294 addresses on Borough Road, Birkenhead, CH42, 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead comes out as the 35th largest and the 23rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £91k more expensive than the average property across the CH42 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mBedford Drive Primary School
- 1.0kmDevonshire Park Primary School
- 1.1kmSt Anne's Catholic Primary School
- 300mPrenton High School for Girls
- 1.6kmSt John Plessington Catholic College
- 1.7kmCo-op Academy Bebington
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Public Transport Nearby
From 988, Borough Road, Birkenhead, the nearest station is Rock Ferry, 1.3 kilometres away.
- 1.3kmRock Ferry
- 1.8kmBebington
- 2.0kmGreen Lane
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
