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3 sales on record
About 2 Birchen Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Birchen Close is a detached house in Castleford (WF10 5EP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 sits 54.7% above the 2019 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 28.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold July 2019 for £170,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 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.
2 Birchen Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2019)
£170,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birchen Close homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 2 Birchen Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,152
Street avg £2,060
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Castleford district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF10 5EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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