5 Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ
About 5 Chestnut Drive
5 Chestnut Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 0QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 38.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Chestnut Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a part two/part single storey extension to rear and side
- Reference
- SA/04/1684/F
What's in 5 Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Chestnut Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 15 years.
£313,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2016Most recent
£313,000
+150.4%over 15 years5 July 2001
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 0QQ: £335,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in SY3 0QQ
2 Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ
Sold Mar 2025
£335,0001 Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ
Sold Jan 2024
£415,0004a, Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ
Sold Sept 2022
£325,00010 Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ
Sold Dec 2012
£190,0003 Chestnut Drive, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, SY3 0QQ
Sold Jun 2001
£112,000
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
5 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,236
Street avg £2,906
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







