What type of property is 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP?

17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP?

17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP last sold for £170,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP?

17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP?

17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP located?

17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP sits in St Helens. It falls within the WA11 postcode district.

Is 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP?

The closest primary school to 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP is St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (1.2km), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cowley International College (1.1km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP?

The closest bus stop to 17 Birch Tree Avenue, WA11 7BP is Moss Bank Road, 156m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Birch Tree Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7BP

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Birch Tree Avenue

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

17 Birch Tree Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Helens (WA11 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 37.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

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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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Central heatingYes

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

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Birch Tree Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2025
ExtensionFull
In report
Demolition of the existing detached garage and the erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extensions. Detached outbuilding to rear.
Agent
TDS
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
P/2025/0052/HHFP
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What's in 17 Birch Tree Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7BP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

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

£233,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£170,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

3 December 2021Most recent
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 7BP: £180,000 (2022–2014).

Nearby sales in WA11 7BP

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On the street

Versus other Birch Tree Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 17 Birch Tree Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,809

Street avg £1,904

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Below

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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 St Helens district page.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Moss Bank Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Cowley International College. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA11 7BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 7BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low

55 dB

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