What kind of home is 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ last sold for £259,000 in January 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £41,000 in May 1996, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

Across 2 sales between May 1996 and January 2023, 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ rose from £41,000 to £259,000, a change of £218,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

The current EPC rating for 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in July 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NG17 3EZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ use?

The latest EPC at 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ in?

8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ sits in Sutton In Ashfield. It falls within the NG17 postcode district in Nottinghamshire.

How safe is the area around 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

Police records around 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

The closest primary school to 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ is Skegby Junior Academy (394m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Quarrydale Academy (885m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ?

The closest bus stop to 8 Birchwood Close, NG17 3EZ is St Andrews Street, 157m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Birchwood Close, Sutton In Ashfield, NG17 3EZ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Birchwood Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Birchwood Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Sutton In Ashfield (NG17 3EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 81 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £259,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Birchwood Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Birchwood Close, Sutton In Ashfield, NG17 3EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 8 Birchwood Close.

Jan 2003
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
Reference
V/2002/1078
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Birchwood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£263,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£259,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

16 January 2023Most recent
£259,000
+531.7%over 26 years
16 May 1996
£41,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NG17 3EZ: £135,000 (2025–2012).

Nearby sales in NG17 3EZ

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On the street

Versus other Birchwood Close homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Birchwood Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,198

Street avg £2,131

Above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Sutton In Ashfield report

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

0.2 km

St Andrews Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Skegby Junior Academy. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NG17 3EZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NG17 3EZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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