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About The Birches
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Birches is a semi-detached house in Long Whatton, Loughborough, Loughborough (LE12 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 83 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 16.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £315,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Birches sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Birches, Smithy Lane, Long Whatton, Loughborough, LE12 5BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2022ConditionsGranted
The approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Design Details) and 4 (Tree Protection) relating to planning permission reference 21/00414/FUL
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Birches valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Smithy Lane homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, The Birches runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,795
Street avg £2,516
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Smithy Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LE12 5BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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