What kind of home is 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA?

8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA last change hands?

8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA last sold for £330,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £135,000 in September 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 2005 and September 2022, 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA rose from £135,000 to £330,000, a change of £195,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in January 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA?

8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (1,378 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY2 5HA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA use?

The latest EPC at 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA had any planning applications?

8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in October 2005. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA?

8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA in?

8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA sits in Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA?

Police records around 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA?

The closest primary school to 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA is Crowmoor Primary School (690m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Belvidere School (1.1km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA?

The closest rail stop to 8 Bishop Street, SY2 5HA is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 966m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station Timetable, 1.1km away.

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8 Bishop Street, Shrewsbury, SY2 5HA

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

1378 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Bishop Street

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

8 Bishop Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY2 5HA). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 128 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Bishop Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bishop Street, Shrewsbury, SY2 5HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2005
RenovationFull
In report
Replacement of dormer window on front elevation (Article 4 Directive) (amended description)
Reference
SA/05/1151/F
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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.

Current estimate

£364,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£330,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2022Most recent
£330,000
+102.5%over 14 years
29 April 2008
£163,000
+20.7%over 2 years
29 September 2005
£135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY2 5HA: £335,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in SY2 5HA

On the street

Versus other Bishop Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£2,578

Street avg £2,455

On par

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Shrewsbury report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.0 km

Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Crowmoor Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY2 5HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY2 5HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

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