What kind of home is 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What did 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY sell for?

17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY last sold for £250,000 in June 2014, around 12 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in April 2008, so prices have been flat over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

Across 2 sales between April 2008 and June 2014, 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY rose from £240,000 to £250,000, a change of £10,000. That works out to roughly +0.7% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,119 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 5DY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY use?

The latest EPC at 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY in?

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

What is crime like near 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

Police records around 17 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.

What schools are near 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest primary school to 17 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.

What is the nearest station to 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest bus stop to 17 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is Birchwood Gardens, 49m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

104 m²

1119 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Birchwood Gardens

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

17 Birchwood Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 104 m² it's 23.8% 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). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014. Across 2008–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 is 42.8% above the 2014 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

Bedrooms4
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

17 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 17 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 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.

17 Birchwood Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£357,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£250,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

26 June 2014Most recent
£250,000
+4.2%over 6 years
3 April 2008
£240,000

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.

17 Birchwood Gardens is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,404

Street avg £2,839

Below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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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FAQ

Common questions

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