Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
10 Birch Lea, Crawley, RH10 8AR
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 10 Birch Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
10 Birch Lea is a detached house in Crawley (RH10 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 14.5% below the 2022 sale of £579,190, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 54.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £579,190. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
10 Birch Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Sept 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 September 2031
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 10 Birch Lea, Crawley, RH10 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
10 Birch Lea has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
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£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£579,190
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2022Most recent
£579,190
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH10 8AR: £398,000 (2025–2007).
Versus other Birch Lea homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 10 Birch Lea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,265
Street avg £3,628
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
598/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Gatwick Road South — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hazelwick School. 17 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH10 8AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB
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