3 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS
About 3 Birchwood Drive
3 Birchwood Drive is a detached house in Whittington, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4PS). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 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 83). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 310.1% above the 1997 sale of £89,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
3 Birchwood Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Birchwood Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 July 1997Most recent
£89,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4PS: £255,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SY11 4PS
21 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS
Sold Jul 2025
£300,00015 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS
Sold Feb 2022
£294,50029 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS
Sold Oct 2020
£225,00012 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS
Sold Sept 2018
£189,9508 Birchwood Drive, Whittington, Oswestry, SY11 4PS
Sold Mar 2015
£210,000
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Versus other Birchwood Drive homes
On price per m², 3 Birchwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£653
Street avg £2,145
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB