What kind of home is 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL?

12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL last change hands?

12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL last sold for £149,949 in November 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £42,000 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL changed over time?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and November 2011, 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL rose from £42,000 to £149,949, a change of £107,949. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in September 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL?

12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (477 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 50% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GL4 0AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL use?

The latest EPC at 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL had any planning applications?

12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2020 under ref. 20/00625/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL?

12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL in?

12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL sits in Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucester. It falls within the GL4 postcode district in Gloucestershire.

Is 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL?

The closest primary school to 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL is Grange Primary Academy (932m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Crypt School (362m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL?

The closest bus stop to 12 Birchwood Fields, GL4 0AL is Beechwood Grove, 120m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Birchwood Fields, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AL

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

44 m²

477 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Birchwood Fields

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

12 Birchwood Fields is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Tuffley, Gloucester, Gloucester (GL4 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 477 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 52.1% above the 2011 sale of £149,949. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 85.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011).

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What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageSingle

Building

Heating systemGas fired
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Birchwood Fields's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2019

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Birchwood Fields, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Oct 2020
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory at rear & construct new single storey extension at rear
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
20/00625/FUL
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£149,949

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

28 November 2011Most recent
£149,949
+127.2%over 12 years
28 July 1999
£66,000
+57.1%over 3 years
15 May 1996
£42,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GL4 0AL: £240,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in GL4 0AL

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Versus other Birchwood Fields homes

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

Price per m² for 12 Birchwood Fields runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,384

Street avg £2,285

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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Area

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Beechwood Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Crypt School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GL4 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GL4 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low

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