Holly Cottage, Shepherds Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 5EQ
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 5EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 54.1% above the 2015 sale of £410,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015).
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Energy performance
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Holly Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension, porch and dormer window and internal alterations
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01165/FUL
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor extension over existing garage accessed by external staircase with platform deck and railings and alterations to existing garage
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SA/08/0769/F
What's in Holly Cottage, Shepherds Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 5EQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Holly Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 2015Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SY3 5EQ: £224,000 (2020–1995).
Versus other Shepherds Lane homes
On floor area, Holly Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Oxon CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB