Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Birch Lea, Crawley, RH10 8AR
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Birch Lea
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Birch Lea is a four-bedroom detached house in Crawley (RH10 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Sold May 2022 for £590,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
4 Birch Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
May 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 May 2029
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Birch Lea, Crawley, RH10 8AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 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.
Latest sale on 4 Birch Lea was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2022)
£590,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2022Most recent
£590,000
+66.2%over 14 years18 March 2008
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH10 8AR: £398,000 (2025–2006).
Versus other Birch Lea homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Birch Lea outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,069
Street avg £4,027
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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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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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65 dB
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80 dB
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