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About The Birches
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Birches is a five-bedroom detached house in Shawford, Winchester, Winchester (SO21 2BY). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£705/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £1,746,179. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Birches's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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£1,810,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£1,746,179
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Southdown Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Birches outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,592
Street avg £5,974
Floor Area
230 m²
Street avg 277 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Highways Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SO21 2BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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