8 Bakewell Close, Shrewsbury, SY1 3RL
About 8 Bakewell Close
8 Bakewell Close is a semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 3RL). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £250,000 in June 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
8 Bakewell Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension, rear conservatory and new 2m high boundary wall
Extension- Reference
- SA/03/0406/F
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Sales history & valuation
8 Bakewell Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£250,000
+4.2%19 May 2022
£240,000
+65.5%over 7 years4 September 2014
£145,000
+133.9%over 13 years28 June 2001
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 3RL: £175,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in SY1 3RL
Versus other Bakewell Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Bakewell Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,137
Street avg £1,674
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
10/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenacres Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







