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7 Birchwood Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3DX

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
86 m²
930 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Birchwood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Birchwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 930 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 47.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 15% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: November 2018 at £160,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Birchwood Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Birchwood Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Birchwood Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Birchwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Birchwood Drive

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£160,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 November 2018Most recent

    £160,000

    +190.9%over 20 years
  2. 6 February 1998

    £55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 3DX: £185,000 (2024–2016).

On the street

Versus other Birchwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Birchwood Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,852

Street avg £2,372

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Birchwood Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.9 km

Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Mount Pleasant Primary. 16 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY1 3DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY1 3DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 3DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Birchwood Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.