What kind of home is 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT last sold for £180,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £170,000 in August 2022, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between August 2022 and November 2024, 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT rose from £170,000 to £180,000, a change of £10,000. That works out to roughly +2.5% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

The current EPC rating for 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT use?

The latest EPC at 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT in?

17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT sits in Hartlepool. It falls within the TS26 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

Police records around 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

The closest primary school to 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT is Throston Primary School (456m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is High Tunstall College of Science (833m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT?

The closest bus stop to 17 Birchill Gardens, TS26 0JT is War Memorial Homes & the Crosby Homes, 197m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Birchill Gardens, Hartlepool, TS26 0JT

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Birchill Gardens

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

17 Birchill Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlepool (TS26 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2024 for £180,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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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

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Birchill Gardens, Hartlepool, TS26 0JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Birchill Gardens 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.

Latest sale on 17 Birchill Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£180,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

20 November 2024Most recent
£180,000
+5.9%over 2 years
4 August 2022
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in TS26 0JT: £146,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in TS26 0JT

On the street

Versus other Birchill Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Birchill Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,856

Street avg £1,327

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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 Hartlepool district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

War Memorial Homes & the Crosby Homes — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Throston Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TS26 0JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TS26 0JT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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