Birch Lea, Withernsea Road, Holmpton, Withernsea, HU19 2QP

Birch Lea is a three-bedroom detached house in Holmpton, Withernsea, Withernsea (HU19 2QP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 80% above the 2009 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm.