2 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
About 2 Birchland Road
2 Birchland Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sparkwell, Plymouth, Plymouth (PL7 5DN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 59.3% above the 2009 sale of £135,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
2 Birchland Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
- Dec 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Householder application for rear extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 2590/15/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
2 Birchland Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£215,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 15 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
20 September 2009Most recent
£135,000
+7.1%over 4 years7 October 2004
£126,000
+173.9%over 9 years12 January 1995
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DN: £160,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in PL7 5DN
28 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
Sold Nov 2024
£267,50010 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
Sold Jun 2024
£197,00020 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
Sold Jul 2019
£160,00011 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
Sold Oct 2018
£132,00014 Birchland Road, Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DN
Sold Oct 2017
£125,000
Versus other Birchland Road homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Birchland Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,957
Street avg £1,992
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birchland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







