What type of property is 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

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

What did 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY sell for?

21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY last sold for £495,000 in October 2025. Before that, it sold for £330,000 in September 2010, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

Across 2 sales between September 2010 and October 2025, 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY rose from £330,000 to £495,000, a change of £165,000. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The current EPC rating for 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in August 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (1,496 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 76% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL7 5DY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY has council approval for an extension granted in March 2004 under ref. 04/00091/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

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

Where is 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY located?

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

What is crime like near 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

Police records around 21 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 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest primary school to 21 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 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY?

The closest bus stop to 21 Birchwood Gardens, PL7 5DY is Birchwood Gardens, 49m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

139 m²

1496 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Birchwood Gardens

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

21 Birchwood Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 71). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £495,000 in October 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

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.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 21 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

1decisions1extensions1documents1nearby

Mar 2004
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Single-storey rear extension and first-floor side extension
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
04/00091/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.

Latest sale on 21 Birchwood Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£503,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£495,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

29 October 2025Most recent
£495,000
+50.0%over 15 years
29 September 2010
£330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DY: £236,000 (2023–2016).

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 years held, 21 Birchwood Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,561

Street avg £2,742

Strongly above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 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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