5 Birdswood Drive, Woking, GU21 8UG
About 5 Birdswood Drive
5 Birdswood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Woking (GU21 8UG). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 50% above the 2013 sale of £360,000. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
5 Birdswood Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Birdswood Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Birdswood Drive
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Birdswood Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 May 2013Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU21 8UG: £360,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in GU21 8UG
Everything we know about 5 Birdswood Drive, 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 Birdswood Drive homes
On epc rating, 5 Birdswood Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,609
Street avg £3,528
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hermitage Estate Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Hermitage Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB