What type of property is 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ sell for?

12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ last sold for £350,000 in January 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £218,000 in August 2019. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 2019 and January 2025, 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ rose from £218,000 to £350,000, a change of £132,000. That works out to roughly +9% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

The current EPC rating for 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (1,173 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ located?

12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ sits in Garstang, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR3 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

Police records around 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

The closest primary school to 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ is Garstang Community Primary School (250m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Garstang Community Academy (2.2km).

How well connected is 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ?

The closest bus stop to 12 Birch Road, PR3 1WJ is Sycamore Avenue, 89m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Birch Road, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1WJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

109 m²

1173 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Birch Road

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

12 Birch Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Garstang, Preston, Preston (PR3 1WJ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

A recent sale: £350,000 in January 2025. Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 85.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Corner plotYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

12 Birch 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

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Birch Road, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1WJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Latest sale on 12 Birch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£350,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

27 January 2025Most recent
£350,000
+6.1%over 2 years
3 November 2022
£330,000
+51.4%over 3 years
8 August 2019
£218,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 1WJ: £215,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in PR3 1WJ

On the street

Versus other Birch Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 12 Birch Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,211

Street avg £1,696

Strongly above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 112 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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 Preston district page.

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sycamore Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Garstang Community Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 1WJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 1WJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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