5 Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF
About 5 Castle Road
5 Castle Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 0NF). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1036 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 137.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold May 2021 for £297,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Castle Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Castle Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of extension to first floor to provide an additional bedroom with en-suite shower room
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03348/FUL
- Jul 2012Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey extension to front elevation and garage conversion
- Agent
- J R Oliver Building Services
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02208/FUL
What's in 5 Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 9 years.
£297,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2021Most recent
£297,000
+52.3%over 9 years10 May 2012
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 0NF: £191,000 (2025–2000).
Nearby sales in SY3 0NF
14 Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF
Sold Mar 2025
£340,0007 Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF
Sold Nov 2006
£196,0001a, Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF
Sold Nov 2003
£191,0008 Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF
Sold Nov 2000
£78,00012a, Castle Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0NF
Sold May 1996
£91,000
Versus other Castle Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Castle Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,087
Street avg £1,485
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.3 km
Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School. 5 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







