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78 Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4DS

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 78 Whitchurch Road

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

78 Whitchurch Road is a semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 sits 147.5% above the 2001 sale of £79,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm.

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025

Current Certificate
Oct 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 October 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 Whitchurch Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

78 Whitchurch Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£198,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£79,995

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 July 2001Most recent

    £79,995

    +60.2%over 3 years

  2. 4 June 1998

    £49,950

    +11.0%over 2 years

  3. 31 July 1995

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 4DS: £114,995 (2026–2021).

On the street

Versus other Whitchurch Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 78 Whitchurch Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£762

Street avg £1,547

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 78 Whitchurch Road

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

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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.
£203k

1 Alberbury Drive

SY1 4TA

£188k

1 Claverley Road

SY1 4QR

£185k

1 Allerton Road

SY1 4QQ

£213k

1 Corndon Drive

SY1 4LH

3 bed
£213k

1 Farran Grove

SY1 4YB

3 bed1 bath
£181k

1 Broughton Road

SY1 4PF

£218k

1 Coniston Road

SY1 4EB

£220k

1 Byfield

SY1 4SN

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

Crime

211/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.3 km

Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

Sundorne Infant School and Nursery. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 4DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY1 4DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 4DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

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 78 Whitchurch Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.