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EPC B
About 8 Birch Tree Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Birch Tree Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 9ZD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £227,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period features
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Birch Tree Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.0 t/year
Occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2021)
£227,500
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Tree Drive homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Birch Tree Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,645
Street avg £2,400
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Abbot Meadow — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 9ZD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
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