What kind of home is 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU last sold for £227,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £177,495 in November 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2005 and July 2021, 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU rose from £177,495 to £227,000, a change of £49,505. That works out to roughly +1.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DN16 3GU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU use?

The latest EPC at 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU in?

18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU sits in Scunthorpe. It falls within the DN16 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

Police records around 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

The closest primary school to 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU is The Grange Primary School (733m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Frederick Gough School (909m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU?

The closest bus stop to 18 Birch Drive, DN16 3GU is Wisteria Way, 178m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Birch Drive, Scunthorpe, DN16 3GU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Birch Drive

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

18 Birch Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Scunthorpe (DN16 3GU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 120 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 37 EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £227,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Birch Drive, Scunthorpe, DN16 3GU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£227,000

Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

11 July 2021Most recent
£227,000
+27.9%over 15 years
30 November 2005
£177,495

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN16 3GU: £168,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DN16 3GU

On the street

Versus other Birch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Birch Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,892

Street avg £1,528

Strongly above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Scunthorpe district page.

Full Scunthorpe report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Wisteria Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

The Grange Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN16 3GU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DN16 3GU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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