What type of property is 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG last sold for £372,000 in July 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £340,000 in August 2017, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

Across 2 sales between August 2017 and July 2019, 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG rose from £340,000 to £372,000, a change of £32,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (1,841 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 69% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL9 7PG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG is in council tax band C.

Where is 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG located?

26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG sits in Plymouth. It falls within the PL9 postcode district.

Is 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG in a safe area?

Police records around 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

The closest primary school to 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG is Oreston Community Academy (420m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Plymstock School (977m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG?

The closest bus stop to 26 Birch Pond Road, PL9 7PG is Birch Pond Road, 104m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Birch Pond Road, Plymouth, PL9 7PG

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

171 m²

1841 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Birch Pond Road

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

26 Birch Pond Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Plymouth (PL9 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 is 13.4% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £372,000 in July 2019.

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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

26 Birch Pond Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Birch Pond Road, Plymouth, PL9 7PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Birch Pond Road 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.

26 Birch Pond Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£422,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£372,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

15 July 2019Most recent
£372,000
+9.4%over 1 year
31 August 2017
£340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL9 7PG: £355,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in PL9 7PG

On the street

Versus other Birch Pond Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Birch Pond Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,175

Street avg £2,960

Strongly below

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL9 7PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL9 7PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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