21 Burton Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2JW
About 21 Burton Street
21 Burton Street is a detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2JW). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £795,000 is 24.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 140.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £640,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
21 Burton Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 August 2030
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Planning history
21 Burton Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
3 applications on record at 21 Burton Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2JW
- Oct 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Reduce height of 1no Beech (See Photo) within Shrewsbury Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/04575/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksFeb 2023Decision
- ExtensionSept 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 Burton Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£795,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 18 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2021Most recent
£640,000
+128.6%over 17 years26 May 2003
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2JW: £255,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY1 2JW
Versus other Burton Street homes
Floor Area for 21 Burton Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,832
Street avg £2,249
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
211/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 21 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







