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Birchwood Drive, Ulverston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birchwood Drive, Ulverston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/ulverston-cumbria/birchwood-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LA12 9NY, LA12 9NZ, LA12 9PL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£196,360
29 sales
Price range
£124k – £380k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Mar 2023
LA12 9NY

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At a glance

House prices£196k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station18 min walkUlverston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Birchwood Drive, Ulverston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 9 Mar 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £188,665. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% semi-detached, 14% detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Birchwood Drive range from £124,000 to £380,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold.

House prices on Birchwood Drive compared

LA12 postcode area£268,947
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Birchwood Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LA12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £148,000 (4 sales)2016£148k2017: £160,863 (4 sales)2017£161k2018: £188,500 (4 sales)2018£189k2019: £173,000 (4 sales)2019£173k2020: £190,000 (4 sales)2020£190k2021: £256,800 (5 sales)2021£257k2022: £238,333 (3 sales)2022£238k2023: £254,000 (1 sales)2023£254k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached24£188,6659 Mar 2023
Detached4£259,12530 Jun 2021
Terraced1£130,00030 Jun 2017

Sold prices on Birchwood Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
139, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 9 Mar 2023£254,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
125, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 25 Nov 2022£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
124, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 21 Nov 2022£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PN 14 Apr 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Birchwood Drive LA12 9JL 30 Sep 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 28 Sep 2021£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
112, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 30 Jun 2021£299,000 DetachedFreehold
99, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 25 Jun 2021£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
133, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 16 Apr 2021£380,000 DetachedFreehold
111, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 27 Oct 2020£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PN 3 Sep 2020£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
121, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 19 Jun 2020£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PS 26 Feb 2020£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PS 11 Sep 2019£177,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
125, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 18 Jul 2019£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 11 Jul 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
101, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 3 Jan 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PS 19 Dec 2018£162,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 6 Sep 2018£184,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 11 Jun 2018£177,500 DetachedFreehold
128, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 30 May 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PL 18 Oct 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PN 20 Sep 2017£163,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Birchwood Drive LA12 9JL 30 Jun 2017£130,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NZ 7 Apr 2017£169,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Birchwood Drive LA12 9JL 28 Apr 2016£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Birchwood Drive LA12 9NY 20 Apr 2016£180,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PL 6 Apr 2016£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Birchwood Drive LA12 9PL 15 Jan 2016£124,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
125, Birchwood Drive £190,000 (Jul 2019) → £245,000 (Nov 2022) +29%
over 3 yrs
99, Birchwood Drive £184,500 (Sep 2018) → £220,000 (Jun 2021) +19%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Birchwood Drive

Crime

21 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birchwood Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences9
Public order4
Criminal damage & arson3
Other theft2
Anti-social behaviour1
Drugs1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Birchwood Drive is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck Flood alert area
  • Coast at North Morecambe Bay Flood alert area
  • Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster Flood alert area
  • Cumbrian coastline at North Morecambe Bay, along the coast from Roosebeck to Carnforth Flood alert area
  • Cumbrian coastline at North Morecambe Bay, between Roosebeck, Ulverston, Flookburgh and A590 Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Birchwood Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Croftlands Infant School 119 pupils Primary 2–7 Good Report 0.2 mi
Croftlands Junior School 152 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Ulverston Victoria High School 1,319 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston 155 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Sandside Lodge School 104 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.9 mi
Sir John Barrow School 235 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
Church Walk CofE Primary School 88 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.4 mi
Pennington CofE School 211 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Ulverston station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Dalton station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
  • Askam station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ulverston Medical Practice
    Ulverston Community Health Centre, Stanley Street, Ulverston · 1.4 mi
  • Ulverston Community Health Centre
    Stanley Street, Ulverston · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Mountbarrow Road · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Ulverston Central Drive · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Priory Road · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Beehive Business Park Ulverston · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 1.2 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • The Practice - Ulverston · 1.1 mi
  • Susan Spence And Associates Ltd · 1.1 mi
  • 7 Fountain Street (dental Practice) · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.0%62.5%
Private rented10.6%20.3%
Social rented8.4%17.1%
Households811

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.1%64.1%
Aged 65+29.3%18.6%
Residents1,743

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks93%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks83%92%

Share of homes across Westmorland and Furness with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birchwood Drive

Ethnic group

HereWestmorland and Furness
White98.6%97.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.1%1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereWestmorland and Furness
Christian57.6%55.2%
No religion36.5%37.4%
Not answered5.3%6.1%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.1%
Muslim0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWestmorland and Furness
Born in the UK96.4%94.8%
Born outside the UK3.6%5.2%

Highest qualification

HereWestmorland and Furness
Level 4 qualifications and above33%33.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%18%
No qualifications15.8%16%
Level 2 qualifications11.8%13.3%
Apprenticeship9.7%8.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%9.1%
Other qualifications2.4%2.3%

General health

HereWestmorland and Furness
Very good health45.9%46.3%
Good health35.9%34.9%
Fair health13.7%13.5%
Bad health3.8%4.1%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereWestmorland and Furness
1 car or van in household45.2%43%
2 cars or vans in household28.1%28.7%
No cars or vans in household15.6%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%10.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Westmorland and Furness.

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