26 Birch Drive, Scunthorpe, DN16 3GU
About 26 Birch Drive
26 Birch Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Scunthorpe (DN16 3GU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £168,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
- Period featuresYes
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Planning history
26 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
26 Birch Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 17 years.
£168,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2022Most recent
£168,000
-1.1%8 June 2022
£169,950
+30.7%over 16 years10 May 2006
£129,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN16 3GU: £150,000 (2025–2022).
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Versus other Birch Drive homes
On price per m², 26 Birch Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,366
Street avg £1,515
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB