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7 Barkstone Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3XT

Property type
Detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 7 Barkstone Drive

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

7 Barkstone Drive is a one-bedroom detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 24% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 143.2% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 33 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Barkstone Drive

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

Larger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a look
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

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

7 Barkstone Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Barkstone Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Larger development activity nearby
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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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.

7 Barkstone Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£231,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.0% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2000)

£95,000

Growth on file: 24.0% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 October 2000Most recent

    £95,000

    +26.7%over 1 year

  2. 30 August 1999

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 3XT: £176,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Barkstone Drive homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Barkstone Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,357

Street avg £2,332

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 70 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Barkstone Drive

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

Larger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a look
£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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£207k

1 Cross Hill Cottages, Ellesmere Road

SY1 3PB

2 bed1 bath
£232k

1 Boscobel Drive

SY1 3DJ

3 bed
£230k

1 Carling Close

SY1 3RT

3 bed1 bath
£240k

1 Chevin Close

SY1 3RJ

3 bed1 bath
£244k

1 Birchwood Drive

SY1 3DX

3 bed1 bath
£252k

1 Colmere Drive

SY1 3DB

3 bed1 bath
£210k

1 Berrington Drive

SY1 3HB

3 bed
£210k

1 Cressage Avenue

SY1 3DT

3 bed
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.
Full Shrewsbury report

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.

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 3XT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY1 3XT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 3XT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

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 Barkstone Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3XT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.