What type of property is 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU sell for?

49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU last sold for £360,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £32,330 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU changed over time?

Across 4 sales between September 1997 and August 2024, 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU rose from £32,330 to £360,000, a change of £327,670. That works out to roughly +9.4% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

The current EPC rating for 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RH11 0TU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU heated?

The latest EPC at 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is in council tax band C.

Where is 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU located?

49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU sits in Ifield, Crawley, Crawley. It falls within the RH11 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

Police records around 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 66% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

The closest primary school to 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is Waterfield Primary School (672m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley (1.8km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

The closest bus stop to 49 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is Tern Road, 84m away. The nearest rail option is Ifield Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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49 Birkdale Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0TU

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 49 Birkdale Drive

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

49 Birkdale Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ifield, Crawley, Crawley (RH11 0TU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 89 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £360,000.

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

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Birkdale Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Birkdale Drive 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.

49 Birkdale Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£372,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£360,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

15 August 2024Most recent
£360,000
+14.3%over 3 years
4 May 2021
£315,000
+18.9%over 4 years
12 June 2016
£265,000
+719.7%over 18 years
7 September 1997
£32,330

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH11 0TU: £350,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in RH11 0TU

On the street

Versus other Birkdale Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

49 Birkdale Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,045

Street avg £3,714

On par

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.6 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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3 bed2 bath

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1 Deerswood Court, Ifield Drive

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Birkdale Drive, Ifield

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Crawley report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Tern Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Waterfield Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH11 0TU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH11 0TU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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