2, MERE COTTAGE, MERE FARM ROAD, PRENTON, CH43 9TX - £565,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

2 MERE COTTAGE is a very large extended semi-detached house of 357m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £947,513. It was last sold for £565,000 in February 2012, which was around 303% above the average February 2012 semi-detached price in the Wirral local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

2 MERE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 2 MERE COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Wirral local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 2 MERE COTTAGE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2012 21 FEB	£565,000	£140,356	303% above HPI
1996 14 MAR	£70,000	£46,557	50% above HPI

2 MERE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Wirral local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 2 MERE COTTAGE sales from March 1996 and February 2012 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the March 1996 sale was for 50% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 50% above the HPI over time, until the February 2012 sale, where it rises to 303% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 303% above the HPI.

What might 2 MERE COTTAGE be worth now?

2 MERE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £947,513.

This is based on house price inflation of 67.7%, between February 2012 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Wirral local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 67.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 2 MERE COTTAGE of £565,000 on 21st February 2012. For the value to have increased from £565,000 to £947,513 over the eleven years and two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 2 MERE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Wirral local authority area.
• The February 2012 sale price of £565,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 2 MERE COTTAGE has not materially changed since February 2012.

How Large is 2 MERE COTTAGE?

2 MERE COTTAGE is 357m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2022. This puts it in the largest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Birkenhead, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Birkenhead, and where 2 MERE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 98% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 2 MERE COTTAGE, and 2% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Birkenhead.

2 MERE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

2 MERE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.452 of an acre, or 1,831m². The below map shows the location of 2 MERE COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 2 MERE COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 2 MERE COTTAGE?

2 MERE COTTAGE is located on MERE FARM ROAD in PRENTON, in the CH43 postcode district. The below map shows the position of 2 MERE COTTAGE on MERE FARM ROAD.