Buzzards Reach, Lyth Hill, Lyth Bank, Shrewsbury, SY3 0BS
About Buzzards Reach
Buzzards Reach is a four-bedroom detached house in Lyth Bank, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (around 2648 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 246 m² the property is well over the postcode median (178 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £732,000 is 13.5% above the 2016 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Buzzards Reach sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2011ConversionFullIn report
Insertion of 4 rooflights in connection with creation of first floor accommodation in existing garage (part retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01735/FUL
What's in Buzzards Reach, Lyth Hill, Lyth Bank, Shrewsbury, SY3 0BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Buzzards Reach valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£732,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 7 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
26 June 2016Most recent
£645,000
+76.7%over 7 years14 May 2009
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 0BS: £437,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SY3 0BS
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£245,000
Versus other Lyth Hill homes
Buzzards Reach is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,622
Street avg £2,793
Floor Area
246 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.1 km
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







