12 Longhirst Gardens, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PF

12 Longhirst Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 5PF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 97 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 57.6% above the 2006 sale of £238,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 126.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.