The Poplars, Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN
About The Poplars
The Poplars is a detached house in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 0JN). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 20 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 42.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £370,000.
Energy performance
The Poplars sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Poplars is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
To fell one Cedar tree protected by Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Oak Tree Drive, Hanley Lane, Parrs Lane, Bayston Hill) Variation of Tree Preservation Order 2003
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00139/TPO
- Aug 2011Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction, crown thinning and pruning one Cedus tree protected by Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Oak Tree Drive, Hanley Lane, Parrs Lane, Bayston Hill) Variation of Tree Preservation Order 2003
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01467/TPO
What's in The Poplars, Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Poplars valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 14 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2018Most recent
£370,000
+29.8%over 14 years5 April 2004
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 0JN: £190,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in SY3 0JN
33 Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN
Sold Jun 2024
£75,60022 Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN
Sold Sept 2021
£365,0008 Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN
Sold Sept 2020
£190,00012 Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN
Sold Sept 2015
£172,00020 Hanley Lane, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0JN
Sold Sept 2013
£390,000
Versus other Hanley Lane homes
EPC Rating for The Poplars lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,927
Street avg £1,952
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
0.6 km
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School. 6 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







