1 Birchwood Gardens, Brafferton, York, YO61 2QN
About 1 Birchwood Gardens
1 Birchwood Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Brafferton, York, York (YO61 2QN). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £631,000 is 32.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 70.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
1 Birchwood Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 1 Birchwood Gardens is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 1 Birchwood Gardens, Brafferton, York, YO61 2QN
- Jan 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Application to fell two willow trees in a Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02807/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2018Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birchwood Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£631,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 7 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2007Most recent
£475,000
+18.0%over 3 years29 October 2003
£402,500
+78.9%over 3 years17 August 2000
£224,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO61 2QN: £285,000 (2018–2001).
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Oak Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







