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About 3 Birch Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Birch Drive is a detached house in Langford, Bristol, Bristol (BS40 5HG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 60.7% above the 2004 sale of £234,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 20 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Birch Drive, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2016PorchFullApprove with Conditions
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Rear and side two storey extension and a porch
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Birch Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2004)
£234,000
Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Drive homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 3 Birch Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,659
Street avg £2,674
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bristol district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BS40 5HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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