What type of property is 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY last sold for £225,000 in April 2008, around 18 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £90,500 in November 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 2000 and April 2008, 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY rose from £90,500 to £225,000, a change of £134,500. That works out to roughly +13.1% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The current EPC rating for 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is B with a score of 89 out of 100, lodged in January 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 5DY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

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

Where is 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY located?

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

Is 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY in a safe area?

Police records around 14 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 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest primary school to 14 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 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest bus stop to 14 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is Birchwood Gardens, 49m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 89

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Birchwood Gardens

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

14 Birchwood Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 36% above the 2008 sale price.

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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

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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.

14 Birchwood Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B89

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Birchwood Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

14 Birchwood Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2008)

£225,000

Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

24 April 2008Most recent
£225,000
+36.4%over 3 years
12 July 2004
£164,950
+82.3%over 3 years
28 November 2000
£90,500

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.

14 Birchwood Gardens outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,557

Street avg £2,826

On par

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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