15 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB
About 15 Douglas Way
15 Douglas Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 5PB). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Sold January 2021 for £380,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 142 m² it's 28.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 26.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
15 Douglas Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 15 Douglas Way is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction and thinning of 1no Horse Chestnut so that height is reduced to 25ft and width to 20ft, protected by the Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (Shelton Hospital No 3) Tree Preservation Order 2003 (varied 2004)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01133/TPO
- Jul 2003Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction by 10-15% of 1 no. horse chestnut protected by SABC (Shelton Hospital Shrewsbury) TPO 2001
- Reference
- SA/03/0797/TPO
What's in 15 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
15 Douglas Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 23 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2021Most recent
£380,000
+4.7%over 3 years5 April 2017
£363,000
+117.4%over 15 years14 August 2001
£167,000
+128.8%over 3 years7 November 1997
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 5PB: £345,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in SY3 5PB
5 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB
Sold Jan 2024
£460,00016 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB
Sold Aug 2022
£410,0003 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB
Sold Oct 2019
£284,5006 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB
Sold Jun 2019
£295,00010 Douglas Way, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PB
Sold Jul 2018
£294,995
Versus other Douglas Way homes
15 Douglas Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,676
Street avg £2,304
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oxon CofE Primary School. 9 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
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







