1 Barkstone Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3XT
About 1 Barkstone Drive
1 Barkstone Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 84.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £361,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Barkstone Drive has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2023PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Single Storey front kitchen and porch extension to aid with disability access
- Agent
- David Humphreys Limited
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02038/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Barkstone Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 22 years.
£361,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2022Most recent
£361,000
+239.0%over 22 years5 October 2000
£106,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 3XT: £176,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY1 3XT
Versus other Barkstone Drive homes
On price per m², 1 Barkstone Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,471
Street avg £2,232
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mount Pleasant Primary. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







