3 Birch Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
About 3 Birch Cottages
3 Birch Cottages is a semi-detached house in Thornton, Liverpool, Liverpool (L23 1TS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 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
3 Birch Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in L23 1TS: £200,000 (2020–2006).
Nearby sales in L23 1TS
Edge Farm, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
Sold Aug 2020
£625,0001 New Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
Sold Jun 2017
£215,0002 New Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
Sold Apr 2014
£122,0001 Birch Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
Sold Aug 2006
£60,000
Versus other Edge Lane homes
EPC Rating for 3 Birch Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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