23 Birch Pond Road, Plymouth, PL9 7PG
About 23 Birch Pond Road
23 Birch Pond Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL9 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). 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 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 39.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
23 Birch Pond Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 23 Birch Pond Road, Plymouth, PL9 7PG
- Apr 2010DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey rear extension (existing conservatory to be removed)
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00196/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
23 Birch Pond Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 14 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2016Most recent
£290,000
+4.1%over 9 years31 July 2007
£278,500
+40.7%over 4 years13 April 2003
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 7PG: £355,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PL9 7PG
Versus other Birch Pond Road homes
Price per m² for 23 Birch Pond Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,014
Street avg £2,973
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birch Pond Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Oreston Community Academy. 15 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







