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17 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BU

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Racecourse Avenue

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

17 Racecourse Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY2 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 56.4% above the 2019 sale of £156,000. Sold March 2019 for £156,000.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Racecourse Avenue

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

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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
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Racecourse Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Racecourse Avenue

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.

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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.

17 Racecourse Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£244,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£156,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 March 2019Most recent

    £156,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY2 5BU: £210,350 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Racecourse Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 Racecourse Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,753

Street avg £2,111

Below

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Racecourse Avenue

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

Larger development activity nearby
£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.
£237k

1 Abbots Road

SY2 5PX

3 bed
£280k

1 Abbots Place

SY2 5PY

3 bed1 bath
£368k

1 Belgrave Place

SY2 5LJ

3 bed1 bath
£255k

1 Allness Close

SY2 5XH

2 bed1 bath
£228k

1 Alvaston Way

SY2 5TT

2 bed1 bath
£178k

1 Barleyfield

SY2 5JT

2 bed1 bath
£414k

1 Burkitt Close

SY2 5WN

4 bed2 bath
£452k

1 Burnham Avenue

SY2 5LL

4 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

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.0 km

Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

Crowmoor Primary School. 19 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 SY2 5BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY2 5BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY2 5BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

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 17 Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury, SY2 5BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.