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18 Birchfield Avenue, Plymouth, PL2 3LA

Estimated value

£244,000

  • Since the 2012 sale (£152,000)+61%
  • Against PL2 3LA's recent median (£250,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£244,000

  • Against its 2012 sale (£152,000)+61%
  • Against PL2 3LA's recent median (£250,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Birchfield Avenue is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL2 3LA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    111 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2011

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2012

  • Recent sales in PL2 3LA

    5 sales, median £250,000 (2024–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Birchfield Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 November 2012Most recent

    £152,000

    +204.0%over 15 years

  2. 3 September 1997

    £50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL2 3LA: £250,000 (2024–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 18 Birchfield Avenue

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

18 Birchfield Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL2 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 60.5% above the 2012 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 Birchfield Avenue'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 15 Dec 2021

Current Certificate
Dec 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 December 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Birchfield Avenue, Plymouth, PL2 3LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Birchfield Avenue has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Birchfield Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Birchfield Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,369

Street avg £2,102

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.
Full Plymouth report

Crime

204/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

South Down Road East — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Montpelier Primary School. 49 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Montpelier Primary SchoolPrimary160m
  • Devonport High School for GirlsSecondary369m
  • Pennycross Primary SchoolPrimary707m
  • Mayflower AcademyPrimary765m

Nearest stops

  • South Down Road EastBus stop120m
  • Montpelier SchoolBus stop123m
  • Parker RoadBus stop129m
  • Beaconfield RoadBus stop164m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,690 reports49%
  • Anti-social Behaviour440 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson291 reports8%
  • Other Theft187 reports5%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL2 3LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL2 3LA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL2 3LA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Birchfield Avenue is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PL2 3LA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 18 Birchfield Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Birchfield Avenue was lodged in December 2011 at band D and expired in December 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 18 Birchfield Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 49 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PL2 3LA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
18 Birchfield Avenue is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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