Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 King Street, Shrewsbury, SY2 5ER
6 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 King Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 King Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY2 5ER). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £365,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 King Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2026
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 June 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2016from Jan 2013
EPC improved fromF34toE42
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low Energy Lighting
11%50%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 King Street, Shrewsbury, SY2 5ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 King Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 8 King Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2023)
£365,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2023Most recent
£365,000
+33.2%over 6 years5 December 2016
£274,000
+21.8%over 3 years20 March 2013
£225,000
+7.7%over 6 years22 August 2006
£209,000
+113.3%over 5 years5 October 2000
£98,000
+71.9%over 4 years15 January 1996
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY2 5ER: £350,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SY2 5ER
Versus other King Street homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 8 King Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,724
Street avg £2,581
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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Crime
93/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Crowmoor Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY2 5ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB
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