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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
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 £226,000 sits 182.5% above the 2001 sale of £79,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 40.9% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025

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
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.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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

£226,000

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

See how we calculated this
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: £112,000 (2022–2020).

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 £1,466

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.

£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.
£223k

1 Alberbury Drive

SY1 4TA

£223k

1 Corndon Drive

SY1 4LH

3 bed
£222k

1 Coniston Road

SY1 4EB

£220k

1 Byfield

SY1 4SN

£233k

1 Chaffinch Way

SY1 4TR

£234k

1 Comet Drive

SY1 4AY

£217k

1 Farran Grove

SY1 4YB

3 bed1 bath
£237k

1 Albert Road

SY1 4JB

4 bed1 bath
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

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

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 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.