What type of property is 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP last sold for £625,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

The current EPC rating for 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in April 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BH14 9NP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP heated?

The latest EPC at 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP have?

32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP has 2 approved extension applications on file going back to July 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP is in council tax band E.

Where is 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP located?

32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP sits in Parkstone, Poole, Poole. It falls within the BH14 postcode district.

Is 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP in a safe area?

Police records around 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

The closest primary school to 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP is Courthill Infant School (462m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Bournemouth and Poole College (1.9km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP?

The closest bus stop to 32 Birchwood Road, BH14 9NP is Penn Leigh, 195m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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32 Birchwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9NP

Extendable5 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 32 Birchwood Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

32 Birchwood Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Parkstone, Poole, Poole (BH14 9NP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 121 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (170 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £625,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

32 Birchwood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 32 Birchwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

5 applications on record at 32 Birchwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9NP

1 live now

4decisions3extensions49documents26nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Feb 2008
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
T1 Birch Fell. TPO Ref 40 Area 1970
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
07/39712/901/X
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
ExtensionMar 2026Decision
PorchJan 2026Variation of condition no. 2 (list of plans) and no.5 (materials) of consent P/25/01275/HOU (Demolition of the existing attached garage. Construction of a single-storey rear extension and a two-storey side extension) for changes including new door to utility room, amendment to single storey rear extension roof form, replacing the existing enclosed porch with a storm porch, adding a lean to roof over the garage door and side facing door and altering the facing material locations.Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£633,000

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Last sold (2024)

£625,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

2 May 2024Most recent
£625,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH14 9NP: £1,000,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Birchwood Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 32 Birchwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,165

Street avg £3,637

Strongly above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 183 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Full Poole report

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

Penn Leigh — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Courthill Infant School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH14 9NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BH14 9NP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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