The Birches, Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BX
About The Birches
The Birches is a detached house in Epworth, Doncaster, Doncaster (DN9 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Birches has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Birches was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2022Most recent
£550,000
+57.1%over 11 years3 June 2010
£350,000
+118.8%over 6 years30 January 2004
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN9 1BX: £274,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DN9 1BX
29 Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BX
Sold Mar 2025
£274,50015 Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BX
Sold Dec 2022
£295,00039 Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BX
Sold Nov 2021
£475,00053 Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BX
Sold Sept 2021
£255,00055 Burnham Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1BX
Sold Mar 2021
£172,500
Everything we know about The Birches, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Burnham Road homes
The Birches outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,132
Street avg £1,971
Floor Area
258 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Leisure Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
South Axholme Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB