What kind of home is 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU last change hands?

53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU last sold for £345,000 in September 2025. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £54,000 in June 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between June 1996 and September 2025, 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU rose from £54,000 to £345,000, a change of £291,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

The current EPC rating for 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

53 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.

What heating system does 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU use?

The latest EPC at 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

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

Which area is 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU in?

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

How safe is the area around 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

Police records around 53 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.

What schools are near 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

The closest primary school to 53 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.

What is the nearest station to 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU?

The closest bus stop to 53 Birkdale Drive, RH11 0TU is Tern Road, 84m away. The nearest rail option is Ifield Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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53 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 76

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 53 Birkdale Drive

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

53 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. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

A recent sale: £345,000 in September 2025. At 89 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 44.1% 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
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
DrivewayYes
Cul-de-sacYes

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.

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Birkdale Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0TU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

53 Birkdale Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 53 Birkdale Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£370,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£345,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

25 September 2025Most recent
£345,000
+10.4%over 7 years
27 August 2018
£312,500
+434.2%over 21 years
24 April 1997
£58,500
+8.3%over 10 months
13 June 1996
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH11 0TU: £360,000 (2024–2022).

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.

Years Held for 53 Birkdale Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,876

Street avg £3,722

On par

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

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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.

£371k

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Dewar Close, Ifield

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£350k

1 Arnfield Close, Ifield

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3 bed2 bath

£601k

1 Church Cottages, Ifield Street, Ifield

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3 bed2 bath

£241k

1 Deerswood Court, Ifield Drive

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2 bed1 bath

£232k

1 Birkdale Drive, Ifield

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1 bed1 bath

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1 Bedivere Road

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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 Crawley district page.

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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