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Get started18 Birchwood Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Parkstone, Poole, Poole (BH14 9NP). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 32.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £778,000 sits 55.6% above the 2009 sale of £500,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Council records include a two-storey front extension at 18 Birchwood Road.
Group 1 - Oak - Crown lift to highway requirements, reduce overhang growing towards property to give 4metre clearance between nearest foliage and the property by removal of secondary branches only. to give a cut size of no more than 50mm. TPO 40/1969
18 Birchwood Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.6% per year over 1 year.
£500,000
Growth on file: 32.6% per year over 1 year.
On years held, 18 Birchwood Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,793
Street avg £3,762
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Front two storey Extension
16 December 2009Most recent
£500,000
+35.1%over 1 year21 November 2008
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH14 9NP: £630,000 (2025–2023).
24 Birchwood Road Parkstone Poole
Sold May 2025
32 Birchwood Road Parkstone Poole
Sold May 2024
Wentworth Heights Flat 5 26 Birchwood Road Parkstone Poole
Sold Apr 2024
2 Birchwood Road Parkstone Poole
Sold Jan 2024
Wentworth Heights Flat 6 26 Birchwood Road Parkstone Poole
Sold Oct 2023
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
BH14 9LQ
Penn Leigh — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Courthill Infant School. 15 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
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