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16 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Birchwood Drive

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

16 Birchwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Whittington, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4PS). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 50.6% above the 2007 sale of £176,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Birchwood Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2013from Mar 2013
EPC improved fromD65toC71
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Birchwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Birchwood Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£265,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2007)

£176,000

Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 January 2007Most recent

    £176,000

    +76.1%over 5 years
  2. 30 September 2001

    £99,950

    +50.9%over 3 years
  3. 6 November 1997

    £66,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4PS: £255,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Birchwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Birchwood Drive is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,286

Street avg £1,981

Above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oswestry district page.

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

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.2 km

Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY11 4PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY11 4PS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 4PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.