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EPC B
About 18 Birchwood Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Birchwood Avenue is a semi-detached house in Birstall, Batley, Batley (WF17 0RD). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 298.2% above the 1996 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 65.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Birchwood Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2026
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Birchwood Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birchwood Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 18 Birchwood Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£786
Street avg £2,536
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Birstall Cricket Club — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF17 0RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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