Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12a is a two-bedroom detached house in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 56.4% above the 2018 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 51.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
12a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 March 2028
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Planning history at 12a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 12a, Grove Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0HJ
To crown lift, plus 5% crown reduction of 1 Oak tree protected by SABC (Grove Lane, Bayston Hill) TPO 1989
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12a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 21 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 21 years.
12 April 2018Most recent
£165,000
+227.4%over 20 years5 June 1997
£50,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 0HJ: £315,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Aug 2024
14 Grove Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0HJ
Sold Mar 2024
17 Grove Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0HJ
Sold Oct 2023
On epc rating, 12a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,364
Street avg £3,067
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
160/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School. 5 schools nearby.
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