26 Birch Avenue, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HX
About 26 Birch Avenue
26 Birch Avenue is a semi-detached house in Skellow, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN6 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £103,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 33.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2021ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Certificate of proposed lawful use for the change of use of C3 residential dwelling to C4 HMO including five bedrooms each with en suite and unrelated tenants sharing a living space and kitchen. Internal walls to be changed. Erection of conservatory (3m by 4m with a maximum height of 4 m, under PD rights)
- Agent
- Foot Forward Property Investment Ltd
ExtensionChange of UseHMO- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03178/CPL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Birch Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Birch Avenue's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 17 years.
£103,500
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£103,500
+5.1%15 August 2021
£98,500
+20.1%over 14 years24 May 2007
£82,000
-3.5%over 2 years23 December 2004
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN6 8HX: £136,750 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in DN6 8HX
42 Birch Avenue, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HX
Sold Sept 2024
£121,00052 Birch Avenue, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HX
Sold Sept 2024
£115,00036 Birch Avenue, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HX
Sold May 2024
£136,75056 Birch Avenue, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HX
Sold Aug 2023
£170,00028 Birch Avenue, Skellow, Doncaster, DN6 8HX
Sold Jan 2020
£57,432
Everything we know about 26 Birch Avenue, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Birch Avenue homes
26 Birch Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,082
Street avg £1,022
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Skellow Road/Hawthorne Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Owston Park Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB