What kind of home is 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR sell for?

4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR last sold for £253,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £58,500 in December 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

Across 3 sales between December 1997 and October 2025, 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR rose from £58,500 to £253,000, a change of £194,500. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

The current EPC rating for 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR use?

The latest EPC at 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR have?

4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR has council approval for side extension granted in April 2019 under ref. 19/0651N. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR in?

4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR sits in Nantwich. It falls within the CW5 postcode district.

What schools are near 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

The closest primary school to 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR is Highfields Academy (237m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Malbank School and Sixth Form College (1.6km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR?

The closest bus stop to 4 Birchwood Drive, CW5 6HR is Willowbank, 114m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 661m away.

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4 Birchwood Drive, Nantwich, CW5 6HR

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Birchwood Drive

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

4 Birchwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Nantwich (CW5 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £253,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Energy

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 Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Birchwood Drive, Nantwich, CW5 6HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Birchwood Drive has an approved side extension on the planning record.

Apr 2019
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension and single storey front extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
19/0651N
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What's in 4 Birchwood Drive, Nantwich, CW5 6HR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 4 Birchwood Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£253,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

8 October 2025Most recent
£253,000
+21.9%over 4 years
18 December 2020
£207,500
+254.7%over 22 years
19 December 1997
£58,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 6HR: £235,000 (2021–2018).

Nearby sales in CW5 6HR

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On the street

Versus other Birchwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Birchwood Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,085

Street avg £2,455

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Willowbank — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Highfields Academy. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW5 6HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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