49 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BS
About 49 Racecourse Avenue
49 Racecourse Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY2 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 30.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
49 Racecourse Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
49 Racecourse Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 20 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 February 2021Most recent
£240,000
+336.8%over 20 years14 August 2000
£54,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY2 5BS: £165,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in SY2 5BS
47 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BS
Sold Dec 2023
£275,00039 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BS
Sold Dec 2021
£215,00043 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BS
Sold Oct 2019
£156,50048 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BS
Sold Mar 2012
£125,00052 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BS
Sold Jun 1999
£47,500
Versus other Racecourse Avenue homes
On price per m², 49 Racecourse Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £1,739
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Crowmoor Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB