5 Birchwood Gardens, Plymouth, PL7 5DY

5 Birchwood Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL7 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 45.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.