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4 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 4 Birchwood Gardens

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

4 Birchwood Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2015. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £236,000 in September 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 25.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Birchwood Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 February 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC E

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Birchwood Gardens has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£236,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2020Most recent

    £236,000

    +11.3%over 4 years

  2. 22 August 2016

    £212,000

    +35.9%over 13 years

  3. 14 August 2003

    £156,000

    +136.4%over 6 years

  4. 3 July 1997

    £66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL7 5DY: £325,000 (2025–2015).

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.

EPC Rating for 4 Birchwood Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,914

Street avg £2,796

On par

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Birchwood Gardens

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£279k

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1 Bridle Close

PL7 5LF

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Lower Ridings

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3 bed1 bath
£374k

1 Jubilee Cottages, Hemerdon

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3 bed
£283k

1 Birchwood Gardens

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4 bed1 bath
£353k

1 Compass Drive

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£377k

1 Furzeacre Close

PL7 5DZ

4 bed2 bath
£444k

1 Fairway Gardens, Sparkwell

PL7 5FE

2 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Plymouth district page.
Full Plymouth report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

99/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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for PL7 5DY

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.