What type of property is 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY last sold for £202,500 in January 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £63,500 in April 1995, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 1995 and January 2010, 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY rose from £63,500 to £202,500, a change of £139,000. That works out to roughly +8.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The current EPC rating for 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in August 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 5DY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in May 2013 under ref. 13/00734/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY located?

12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY sits in Plymouth. It falls within the PL7 postcode district.

What is crime like near 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

Police records around 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest primary school to 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is Chaddlewood Primary School (774m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Plympton Academy (1.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest bus stop to 12 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is Birchwood Gardens, 49m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Birchwood Gardens

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

12 Birchwood Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 56% above the 2010 sale of £202,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Birchwood Gardens'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 02 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Birchwood Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 12 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

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May 2013
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
13/00734/FUL
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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.

12 Birchwood Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£316,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£202,500

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

15 January 2010Most recent
£202,500
+218.9%over 14 years
6 April 1995
£63,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DY: £325,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in PL7 5DY

On the street

Versus other Birchwood Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 12 Birchwood Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,893

Street avg £2,881

Strongly below

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Plymouth report

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

0.0 km

Birchwood Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Chaddlewood Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL7 5DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL7 5DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

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70 dB

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