1 Birch Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
About 1 Birch Cottages
1 Birch Cottages is a semi-detached house in Thornton, Liverpool, Liverpool (L23 1TS). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 290% above the 2006 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 69.7% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
1 Birch Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2023
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Planning history
1 Birch Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Birch Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 August 2006Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L23 1TS: £215,000 (2020–2006).
Versus other Edge Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Birch Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£392
Street avg £1,376
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tanhouse Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St William of York Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB