What type of property is 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ sell for?

15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ last sold for £165,000 in March 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £150,000 in January 2005, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 2005 and March 2020, 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ rose from £150,000 to £165,000, a change of £15,000. That works out to roughly +0.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

The current EPC rating for 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in November 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (706 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 9UJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ heated?

The latest EPC at 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ had any planning applications?

15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2020 under ref. 06/2020/0658. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ located?

15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ sits in Fulwood, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

Police records around 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

The closest primary school to 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ is Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston (292m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Fulwood Academy (896m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ?

The closest bus stop to 15 Birchwood Drive, PR2 9UJ is Belton Hill, 251m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Birchwood Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9UJ

Extendable1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

66 m²

706 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 15 Birchwood Drive

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

15 Birchwood Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 9UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 706 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 29.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2020 for £165,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageSingle, Detached

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

15 Birchwood Drive'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 01 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Birchwood Drive, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Aug 2020
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and first floor rear dormer following demolition of existing rear conservatory
Extension
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
06/2020/0658
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

15 Birchwood Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£214,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£165,000

Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

12 March 2020Most recent
£165,000
+10.0%over 15 years
28 January 2005
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 9UJ: £246,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PR2 9UJ

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On the street

Versus other Birchwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Birchwood Drive is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,516

Street avg £2,139

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Belton Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Preston. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 9UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 9UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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